conception

Noun
  1. An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (synset 105844071)
    is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    subtypes:
    • conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization - an elaborated concept
    • notion - a general inclusive concept
    • category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
    • regulation, rule - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    • attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
    • abstract, abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
    • quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
    • division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    • whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts
    • law, natural law - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
    • law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
    • lexicalized concept - a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)
    • hypothesis, possibility, theory - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
    • fact - a concept whose truth can be proved
    • linguistic rule, rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
    same as: concept, construct
  2. The act of becoming pregnant;
    Fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon (synset 100846508)
    is a type of: sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse
  3. The event that occurred at the beginning of something (synset 107343542)
    "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
    is a type of: beginning - the event consisting of the start of something
    subtypes: fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
    same as: creation
  4. The creation of something in the mind (synset 105641230)
    is a type of: creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
    subtypes:
    • concoction - the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
    • contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
    same as: design, excogitation, innovation, invention

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