conception

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of conceiving something
  • noun: the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
  • synonyms: calliope, clio, erato

Examples

  • He has 'no conception of' the problems we have to face. [=he does not understand or realize the problems we have to face]

  • They have very different 'conceptions' of the proper role of government.

  • He directed the project from 'conception' to production.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Magnus. He is a young man now, years old. And you are certain that this Magnus is really my father's child? How can I be certain? I was not there at the conception. Why would they lie? There was something else you learned from Ecbert's ealdormen, was there not? Well? It was about your father's (..)
    2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: The Last Ship Season: 4 Episode 10