noun : CONCEPTION
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances ;
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2. (
) the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon ;
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3. (
) the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" ;
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4. (
) the creation of something in the mind ;
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