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Conception

noun

An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. Synonyms: concept, construct.

The act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon.

The event that occurred at the beginning of something. Synonym: creation.

The creation of something in the mind. Synonyms: design, excogitation, innovation, invention.

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... secret inspiration of du Bousquier the idea of building a theatre had dawned on Alencon. The henchmen of the purveyor did not know their Mohammed; and they thought they were ardent in carrying out their own conception. Athanase Granson was one of the warmest partisans for the theatre; and of late he had urged at the mayor's office a cause which all the other young clerks had ...

— An Old Maid • Honore de Balzac

... alledging that he wanted ear for lyric numbers, and taste for the higher graces of POETRY:—but it is impossible so to believe, when we recollect that even his prose abounds with poetic efflorescence, metaphoric conception, and harmonious cadence, which in the highest degree adorn it, without diminishing its strength. We must look for the source of his injustice in the envy of his temper. When Garrick was named a Candidate for admission into the Literary Club, ...

— Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace • Anna Seward

... thrives, and where the land, well and uniformly watered, contributes in such a high degree to the well-being of man, is flat and monotonous when viewed from the train. We see herds with their mounted herdsmen, we see villages, roads and cottages, but these do not give us any very clear conception of the country. Therefore it is advisable to spend a few hours in the agricultural exhibition at Budapest, where we can see the most attractive models illustrating Hungarian rural life, from pastures and ...

— From Pole to Pole - A Book for Young People • Sven Anders Hedin

... conception of the way in which, under the most adverse circumstances, Madame de Treymes would be likely to occupy her time, that Durham was conscious of a note of ...

— Madame de Treymes • Edith Wharton

... down the long, beautiful distance, the glorious view bounded by the snowy sculptured heights of palaces—long, green, flower-gemmed avenues of beauty—with the blue waters a-shinin' calm behind towerin' statutes of marvellous conception, ...

— Samantha at the World's Fair • Marietta Holley

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