conception

Phrases
An user
His   conception   of   nation   was   of a  " social   solidarity that   necessitated  " cultural   unity ".

Sa conception de la nation était d'une "solidarité sociale" qui nécessitait "l'unité culturelle".

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of conceiving.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being conceived; the beginning.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The start of pregnancy.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
  6. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/kənˈsɛpʃən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English concepcioun, borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an expression, also a becoming pregnant”), from concipiō, past participle conceptus (“conceive”); see conceive. Equivalent to conceive + -tion.

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