Conception Definition

kən-sĕpshən

conceptions

noun

conceptions

A conceiving or being conceived; specif., the conceiving of an embryo.

Webster's New World

Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.

American Heritage Medicine

That which is conceived; specif., an embryo or fetus.

Webster's New World

The beginning of some process, chain of events, etc.

Webster's New World

Something conceived in the mind or believed by a group of people; a concept, thought, or belief.

The medieval conception of justice.

American Heritage Medicine

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Other Word Forms of Conception

Singular:

conception

Plural:

conceptions

From Middle English conceptioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conceptio (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an expression, also a becoming pregnant”), from concipere, past participle conceptus (“conceive”); see conceive.

From Wiktionary
Middle English concepcioun from Old French conception from Latin conceptiō conceptiōn- from conceptus concept

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition