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preconception

A preconception is a notion, opinion or idea that you have formed before going into something, sometimes based on bias or prejudice. (noun)

An example of a preconception is when you make up your mind in advance what someone is going to be like without knowing the person.

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See preconception in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See preconception in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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