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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
conception
con·cep·tion AW [conception conceptions] BrE [kənˈsepʃn] NAmE [kənˈsepʃn] noun 1. uncountable the process of forming an idea or a plan •The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 2. countable, uncountable ~ (of sth) | ~ (that…) an understanding or a belief of what sth is or what sth should be •Marx's conception of social justice •He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed. 3. uncountable, countable the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman's body so that she becomes pregnant •the moment of conception •A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place. see also ↑conceive Word Origin: Middle English: via Old French from Latin conceptio(n-), from the verb concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’. Example Bank: •Saussure began developing his conception of linguistics in 1916. •Sex identity is fixed at conception. •The Internet challenges traditional conceptions of copyright. •We now have a clearer conception of the problem. •You have no conception of what her life is like. •liberal conceptions of the role of the state •He has no conception of what it's like to be unemployed. •I had a rather romantic conception of life in the country. •I had to reassess my conception that she was basically an honest person. •Our conception of relationships is largely formed in early childhood. •Our conceptions of our own society may not always be accurate.
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