conception (n.)

  1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

    [ Syn: concept , construct ]

  2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

  3. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; from its creation the plan was doomed to failure

    [ Syn: creation ]

  4. the creation of something in the mind

    [ Syn: invention , innovation , excogitation , design ]

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