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Procreation vs Conception - What's the difference?

procreation | conception |

As nouns the difference between procreation and conception

is that procreation is the process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind while conception is the act of conceiving.

procreation

English

Noun

(-)
  • The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  • The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

    • Synonyms

    * reproduction

    Related terms

    * creation * procreant * procreate * procreating * procreative * procreator

    See also

    * propagation

    Anagrams

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    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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