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apprehension
Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
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  1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
  2. An anxious feeling of foreboding; dread
  3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.
comprehension
Understanding or knowledge that results from this
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  1. Understanding or knowledge that results from this
  2. The capacity for understanding ideas, facts, etc.
  3. Thorough understanding
imagining
Something imagined.
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  1. Something imagined.
conceptualization
The concept so formed; something conceptualized
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  1. The concept so formed; something conceptualized
  2. The process of forming a conceptual form of a phenomenon; the act of conceptualizing
devising
The act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
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  1. The act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
dreaming
An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.
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  1. An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.
realization
The act of realizing; an act of figuring out or becoming aware.
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  1. The act of realizing; an act of figuring out or becoming aware.
  2. The result of an artistic effort.
  3. A transformation of non-monetary assets into cash; a transaction such as a property sale that impacts upon the taxpayer’s wealth to the extent that it may trigger the imposition of an income tax. If the tax is, in fact, imposed, the transaction is said to be recognized. See also recognition. A transformation of non-monetary assets into cash; a transaction such as a property sale that impacts upon the taxpayer’s wealth to the extent that it may trigger the imposition of an income tax. If the tax is, in fact, imposed, the transaction is said to be recognized. See also recognition.
musing
Contemplation; meditation.
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  1. Contemplation; meditation.
  2. Meditation; reflection
  3. A product of contemplation; a thought:
speculation
A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
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  1. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  2. (--- Archaic) Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
  3. A thought or conjecture
understanding
(Uncountable) Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.
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  1. (Uncountable) Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.
  2. The power or ability to think, learn, judge, etc.; intelligence; sense
  3. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
cognition
That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge.
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  1. That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge.
  2. The process of knowing in the broadest sense, including perception, memory, and judgment
  3. The result of such a process; perception, conception, etc.
perception
Insight or knowledge gained by thinking:
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  1. Insight or knowledge gained by thinking:
  2. The act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects, qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension
  3. The understanding, knowledge, etc. gotten by perceiving
apperception
The state or fact of the mind in being conscious of its own consciousness
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  1. The state or fact of the mind in being conscious of its own consciousness
  2. Conscious perception with full awareness.
  3. The process of understanding by which newly observed qualities of an object are related to past experience.
hatching
A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
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  1. A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
  2. Fine lines used in graphic arts to show shading.
  3. A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.
inception
The beginning of something; start; commencement
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  1. The beginning of something; start; commencement
insemination
A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.
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  1. A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.
  2. The act of impregnating (making pregnant) someone or thing.
  3. The introduction of semen into the reproductive tract of a female either through sexual intercourse or through use of an instrument such as a syringe in the process known as artificial insemination.
representation
A likeness, image, picture, etc.
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  1. A likeness, image, picture, etc.
  2. A description, account, or statement of facts, allegations, or arguments, esp. one intended to influence action, persuade hearers, make protest, etc.
  3. A statement of fact made with the purpose of getting someone to become party to a transaction or contract. See also misrepresentation. A statement of fact made with the purpose of getting someone to become party to a transaction or contract. See also misrepresentation.
impression
(Printing) All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.
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  1. (Printing) All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.
  2. (Dentistry) An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.
  3. An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience:
idea
The gist or significance:
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  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:
notion
A belief or opinion:
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  1. A belief or opinion:
  2. A mental image; an idea or conception:
  3. A mental image; general idea
design
A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
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  1. A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
  2. A plan; scheme; project
  3. A particular plan or method:
plan
A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:
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  1. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:
  2. A scheme or program for making, doing, or arranging something; project, design, schedule, etc.
  3. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
interpretation
The act or process of interpreting.
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  1. The act or process of interpreting.
  2. A performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music, or role; a rendering.
  3. The expression of a person's conception of a work of art, a topic, etc. through acting, playing, writing, criticizing, etc.
concept
A plan or original idea:
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  1. A plan or original idea:
  2. A central or unifying idea or theme
  3. An idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion
idea
The gist or significance:
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  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:
image
A typical example or embodiment:
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  1. A typical example or embodiment:
  2. A person or thing very much like another; copy; counterpart; likeness
  3. A mental picture of something; conception; idea; impression
notion
A vague thought
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  1. A vague thought
  2. A mental image; an idea or conception:
  3. A mental image; general idea
perception
The process or state of being aware of something:
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  1. The process or state of being aware of something:
  2. The process of perceiving something with the senses:
  3. A specific idea, concept, impression, etc. so formed
thought
Consideration; attention:
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  1. Consideration; attention:
  2. The faculty of thinking or reasoning:
  3. A result of thinking; idea, concept, opinion, etc.
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  • Yet Carmen insisted that any artificial method of conception was sinful – playing God.

  • First there were the natural sciences, themselves only just emerging from a confused conception of their true method; especially those which studied the borderland of physical and mental phenomena, the medical sciences; and pre-eminently that science which has since become so popular, the science of biology.

  • From this short interview with Pfuel, Prince Andrew, thanks to his Austerlitz experiences, was able to form a clear conception of the man.

  • The characteristic by which we recognize the fundamental element in a series is its intuitive or self-evident character; it is given by "the evident conception of a healthy and attentive mind so clear and distinct that no doubt is left."

  • The true physical conception is motion, the ultimate ground of which is to be sought in God's infinite power.

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