"conception" meaning in French

See conception in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-conception.wav Forms: conceptions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French conception, concepcion, borrowed from Latin conceptiōnem (“comprehension, understanding”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|conception|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French conception, {{inh+|fr|fro|conception}} Inherited from Old French conception, {{bor|fr|la|conceptio|conceptiōnem|comprehension, understanding}} Latin conceptiōnem (“comprehension, understanding”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} conception f (plural conceptions)
  1. conception (of a child) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-conception-fr-noun-nwBOg4uT
  2. conception (beginning, start) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-conception-fr-noun-vwiwSe2M Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Thinking Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 28 5 28 Disambiguation of Thinking: 7 23 32 7 30
  3. ability to understand Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-conception-fr-noun-0C4niZbQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pregnancy, Thinking Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 28 5 28 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 17 17 32 17 17 Disambiguation of Thinking: 7 23 32 7 30
  4. viewpoint; angle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-conception-fr-noun-yyOUJrL3
  5. concept, idea Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-conception-fr-noun-~KAABqJR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Thinking Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 28 5 28 Disambiguation of Thinking: 7 23 32 7 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Immaculée Conception Related terms: concept, concevoir
Categories (other): Sex Disambiguation of Sex: 0 0 0 0 0

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