conception

(noun)

noun

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

Similar word(s): concept, construct

Definition categories: thought, idea

2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

Definition categories: act, sex

3. the event that occurred at the beginning of something

Similar word(s): creation

Definition categories: event, beginning

4. the creation of something in the mind

Similar word(s): design, excogitation, innovation, invention

Definition categories: thought, creativeness, creativity