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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pree-kuh n-sep-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri kənˈsɛp ʃən



Definition of preconception

Origin :
  • 1620s, from pre- + conception. Related: Preconceptions.
  • noun idea formed before event occurs or facts are received
Example sentences :
  • Already some notion of preconception has possessed the observer.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
  • That is, they approach the Bible without any preconception whatsoever.
  • Extract from : « New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3) » by B. H. Roberts
  • It was his first vision of anything corresponding to his preconception of Italy.
  • Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) » by George Eliot
  • He who experiments must, while doing so, divest himself of every preconception.
  • Extract from : « The Montessori Method » by Maria Montessori
  • He was not in pursuit of money by truckling to current preconception or prejudice.
  • Extract from : « The Church of St. Bunco » by Gordon Clark
  • He comes to his art without prejudice or preconception of any kind, it appears.
  • Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
  • Much the same may be said about the preconception of engineering results in several other ancient works.
  • Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
  • One doesn't like to see a pair of eyes measuring us against a preconception quelconque.
  • Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
  • On the whole, though against her preconception, Laura thought him an honest lover, and not the player of a double game.
  • Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
  • The very conception of disordered action implies a preconception of well-ordered action.
  • Extract from : « The Data of Ethics » by Herbert Spencer

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