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