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Conception vs Proceptive - What's the difference?

conception | proceptive |

As a noun conception

is the act of conceiving.

As an adjective proceptive is

of or pertaining to proception.

conception

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of conceiving.
  • The state of being conceived; the beginning.
  • The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
  • The start of pregnancy.
  • The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
  • The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
  • An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

    • Quotations

    * , Genesis 3:16 *: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

    Coordinate terms

    * inception

    Antonyms

    * misconception

    Related terms

    * conceive * concept

    See also

    * contraception

    References

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    proceptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to proception
  • Leading to conception