conception
21conception — (kon sè psion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme de physiologie. Action par laquelle les animaux sont formés dans le sein de la mère. Chacun a en soi, dès sa conception, la cause qui le détruit. Se dit au sens actif, de la mère… …
22CONCEPTION — s. f. Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère. Au temps de la conception de l enfant. Depuis la conception jusqu à l enfantement. La fête de la Conception de la sainte Vierge, ou simplement, de la Conception. Il se dit… …
23conception — noun 1 idea/understanding ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, distinct ▪ We now have a clearer conception of the problem. ▪ broad, general ▪ narrow …
24CONCEPTION — n. f. Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère. Au temps de la conception de l’enfant. Depuis la conception jusqu’à l’enfantement. La fête de la Conception de la Sainte Vierge, ou simplement de la Conception. L’Immaculée… …
25conception — [[t]kənse̱pʃ(ə)n[/t]] conceptions 1) N VAR: usu N of n A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind. My conception of a garden was based on gardens I had visited in England... I see him as someone with not the slightest… …
26conception — conceptional, adj. conceptive, adj. /keuhn sep sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived. 2. fertilization; inception of pregnancy. 3. a notion; idea; concept: She has some odd conceptions about life. 4. something that is …
27conception — n. concept 1) a clear; vague conception 2) the conception that + clause (the conception that the superpowers must fight is dangerous) becoming pregnant or being conceived 3) at conception * * * [kən sepʃ(ə)n] vagueconception [ becoming pregnant… …
28conception — con|cep|tion [kənˈsepʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin conceptio, from concipere; CONCEIVE] 1.) [U and C] an idea about what something is like, or a general understanding of something →↑concept conception of ▪ the conception of …
29conception */*/ — UK [kənˈsepʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms conception : singular conception plural conceptions 1) [countable] a belief about what something is like conception of: His conception of the world is a very strange one. The report challenges traditional… …
30conception — Until modern times, conception was a topic fraught with anxiety. For a married woman to be childless was a disgrace and disaster but unwanted pregnancy could be disastrous too. Traditional advice on how to conceive (or avoid conceiving) must… …
