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conception : pagpanamkon (n.)

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conception
n.1. concept, conception, constructan abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances.
~ idea, thoughtthe content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
~ conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualizationan elaborated concept.
~ notiona general inclusive concept.
~ categorya general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme.
~ rule, regulationa principle or condition that customarily governs behavior.; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
~ attribute, dimension, propertya construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
~ abstract, abstractiona concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
~ quantitythe concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable.
~ division, section, partone of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
~ wholeall of something including all its component elements or parts.; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
~ natural law, lawa rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society.
~ law of nature, lawa generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature.; "the laws of thermodynamics"
~ lexicalized concepta concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language).
~ hypothesis, theory, possibilitya tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
~ facta concept whose truth can be proved.; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
~ linguistic rule, rule(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice.
n.2. conceptionthe act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon.
~ sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practiceactivities associated with sexual intercourse.; "they had sex in the back seat"
n.3. conception, creationthe event that occurred at the beginning of something.; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
~ beginningthe event consisting of the start of something.; "the beginning of the war"
~ fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnationcreation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant.
n.4. conception, design, excogitation, innovation, inventionthe creation of something in the mind.
~ creative thinking, creativeness, creativitythe ability to create.
~ concoctionthe invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose.; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
~ contrivancethe faculty of contriving; inventive skill.; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"