Main entry: conception
Definition: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
Main entry: conception, design, invention, excogitation, innovation
Definition: the creation of something in the mind
Main entry: concept, conception, construct
Definition: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Main entry: creation, conception
Definition: the event that occurred at the beginning of something
Usage: from its creation the plan was doomed to failure