conception

[ kuh n-sep-shuh n ]
/ kənˈsɛp ʃən /

noun

Origin of conception

1300–50; Middle English concepcion < Latin conceptiōn- (stem of conceptiō), equivalent to Latin concept- (see concept) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR conception

3 See idea.

OTHER WORDS FROM conception

con·cep·tion·al, adjective con·cep·tive, adjective post·con·cep·tion, adjective re·con·cep·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH conception

concept conception inception

Example sentences from the Web for conceptive

British Dictionary definitions for conceptive

conception
/ (kənˈsɛpʃən) /

noun

something conceived; notion, idea, design, or plan
the description under which someone considers something her conception of freedom is wrong
the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb
origin or beginning from its conception the plan was a failure
the act or power of forming notions; invention

Derived forms of conception

conceptional or conceptive, adjective

Word Origin for conception

C13: from Latin conceptiō, from concipere to conceive

Medical definitions for conceptive

conception
[ kən-sĕpshən ]

n.

The act of forming a general idea or notion.
The formation of a viable zygote by the union of a spermatozoon and an ovum; fertilization.
concept

Scientific definitions for conceptive

conception
[ kən-sĕpshən ]

The formation of a zygote resulting from the union of a sperm and egg cell; fertilization.

Cultural definitions for conceptive

conception

Fertilization; the union of the sperm and ovum to form a zygote. (See reproductive systems.)