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1. An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
   - 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 conception the plan was doomed to failure"
   - creation
    
4. The creation of something in the mind
   - invention, innovation, excogitation, design, fiction

Derived forms: conceptions

See also: conceive, conceptional

Type of: beginning, creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, idea, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, thought

Antonym: misconception

Encyclopedia: Conception Conception, Missouri