conception

  1. Noun.  The act of conceiving.
  2. Noun.  The state of being conceived; the beginning.
  3. Noun.  The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
  4. Noun.  The start of pregnancy.
  5. Noun.  The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
  6. Noun.  The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
  7. Noun.  An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

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