"percept" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɜːsɛpt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɝsɛpt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-percept.ogg Forms: percepts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin perceptum, neuter of perceptus (“perceived”), past participle of percipiō (“to perceive”); see perceive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|la|perceptum}} Latin perceptum Head templates: {{en-noun}} percept (plural percepts)
  1. (philosophy, psychology, now rare) Something perceived; the object of perception. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Philosophy, Psychology
    Sense id: en-percept-en-noun-zH5tmw1P Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, psychology, sciences
  2. (philosophy, psychology, linguistics) A perceived object as it exists in the mind of someone perceiving it; the mental impression that is the result of perceiving something. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology
    Sense id: en-percept-en-noun-jJI2ELIJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 65 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 67 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 74 11 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /pəˈsɛpt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pərˈsɛpt/ [General-American] Forms: percepts [present, singular, third-person], percepting [participle, present], percepted [participle, past], percepted [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin perceptum, neuter of perceptus (“perceived”), past participle of percipiō (“to perceive”); see perceive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|la|perceptum}} Latin perceptum Head templates: {{en-verb}} percept (third-person singular simple present percepts, present participle percepting, simple past and past participle percepted)
  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) to perceive Tags: obsolete, rare, transitive Related terms: perception, perceive, perceptive
    Sense id: en-percept-en-verb-k5SBmH0z

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