conception

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noun

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (Freq. 11)
• Syn:
concept, construct
• Ant:
misconception
• Derivationally related forms:
conceptional, conceptual (for: concept), conceive (for: concept), conceptualize (for: concept), conceptualise (for: concept)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
• Hyponyms:
conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality, notion, category,
rule, regulation, property, attribute, dimension, abstraction,
abstract, quantity, part, section, division, whole,
law, natural law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, hypothesis, possibility,
theory, fact, linguistic rule
2. the act of becoming pregnant;
fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon (Freq. 4)
• Derivationally related forms:
conceive
• Hypernyms:
sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
3. the event that occurred at the beginning of something (Freq. 2)
- from its creation the plan was doomed to failure
• Syn:
creation
• Derivationally related forms:
create (for: creation)
• Hypernyms:
beginning
• Hyponyms:
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation
4. the creation of something in the mind (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
invention, innovation, excogitation, design
• Derivationally related forms:
design (for: design), conceive, excogitate (for: excogitation), innovational (for: innovation), invent (for: invention)
• Hypernyms:
creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
• Hyponyms:
concoction, contrivance

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  invention, innovation, excogitation, design, creation, concept, construct