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Preconception vs Conception - What's the difference?

preconception | conception |

As nouns the difference between preconception and conception

is that preconception is an opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice while conception is the act of conceiving.

preconception

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.
  • A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.
  • 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

    See also

    * contraception

    References

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