conception
- Noun. The act of conceiving.
- Noun. The state of being conceived; the beginning.
- Noun. The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
- Noun. The start of pregnancy.
- Noun. The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
- 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.
- Noun. An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
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