English
Pronunciation
IPA|/k�n�s�p��n/, SAMPA|/k@n"sEpS@n/

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of conceive|conceiving.
2. The state of being conceived; the beginning.
3. The initiation of an embryonic animal life; the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
4. The embryo so formed through fertilization.
5. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
6. An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

Antonyms
misconception

Translations
trans-top|initiation of an embryonic animal life
Czech: po�etí n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
contraception

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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