concepción

See also: concepcion, Concepcion, and Concepción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conceptiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konθebˈθjon/ [kõn̟.θeβ̞ˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /konsebˈsjon/ [kõn.seβ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: con‧cep‧ción

Noun

concepción f (plural concepciones)

  1. (biology) conception (fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote)
  2. conception (image, idea, or notion formed in the mind)

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