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con·cep·tion Audio Help (kən-sěp'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.
2. The entity formed by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; an embryo or zygote.
3. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions.
4. Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought. See Synonyms at idea.
1. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions.
2. Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought. See Synonyms at idea.
Archaic A beginning; a start.

[Middle English concepcioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō, conceptiōn-, from conceptus; see concept.]

con·cep'tion·al adj., con·cep'tive adj., con·cep'tive·ly adv.

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conception Audio Help (kən-sěp'shən) Pronunciation Key
The formation of a zygote resulting from the union of a sperm and egg cell; fertilization.

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