recept

[ ree-sept ]

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

Origin of recept

1
1885–90; noun use of Latin receptum, neuter past participle of recipere to receive

Other words from recept

  • re·cep·tu·al [ri-sep-choo-uhl], /rɪˈsɛp tʃu əl/, adjective
  • re·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for recept

recept

/ (ˈriːsɛpt) /


noun
  1. psychol an idea or image formed in the mind by repeated experience of a particular pattern of sensory stimulation

Origin of recept

1
C20: from re- + (con) cept

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