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recept

[ree-sept]

noun

an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.

Origin:
1885–90; noun use of Latin receptum, neuter past participle of recipere to receive

Related forms

re·cep·tu·al

[ri-sep-choo-uhl] , adjective

re·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb

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recept (ˈriːsɛpt)

—n
	psychol an idea or image formed in the mind by repeated experience of a particular pattern of sensory stimulation

[C20: from re- + (con)cept]

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