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Definition conception in American English

conception noun

noun
/kənˈsepʃ(ə)n/
1

a belief about what something is like

Example

His conception of the world is a very strange one.

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2

the time when someone creates a new idea or thing

Example

She was with the band from its conception.

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3

the moment when a woman or female animal becomes pregnant after sex

Definition conception in American English