different between conception vs supposition

English

Etymology

From Middle English concepcioun, borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin concepti? (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an expression, also a becoming pregnant”), from concipi?, past participle conceptus (“conceive”); see conceive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?p??n/

Noun

conception (countable and uncountable, plural conceptions)

1. The act of conceiving.
2. The state of being conceived; the beginning.
3. The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
4. The start of pregnancy.
5. The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
6. 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.
7. An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

Antonyms

• misconception

Coordinate terms

• inception

Related terms

• conceive
• concept

Translations

See also

• contraception

References

• conception in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• conception in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• nonectopic

French

Etymology

From Old French conception, concepcion, borrowed from Latin conceptio, conceptionem (“comprehension, understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.s?p.sj??/

Noun

conception f (plural conceptions)

1. conception (of a child)
2. conception (beginning, start)
3. ability to understand
4. viewpoint; angle
5. concept, idea

Related terms

• concept
• concevoir

Further reading

• “conception” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Alternative forms

• concepcion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conceptio, conceptionem (“comprehension, understanding”).

Noun

conception f (oblique plural conceptions, nominative singular conception, nominative plural conceptions)

1. conception (of a child)

Descendants

• ? Middle English: concepcioun, concepcion, concepciun, concepcyon, consepcioun
  • English: conception
• French: conception

English

Etymology

From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositi?, suppositi?nem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positi?, positi?nem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of p?n?, p?nere (“put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?p??z???n/

Noun

supposition (countable and uncountable, plural suppositions)

1. Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
2. The act or an instance of supposing.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:supposition

Related terms

• suppositious

Translations

French

Etymology

From supposer +? -ition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.po.zi.sj??/

Noun

supposition f (plural suppositions)

1. supposition

Related terms

• présupposition

Further reading

• “supposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).