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foreconception

foreconception noun: preconception.

Noun

foreconception (plural foreconceptions)

  1. (rare) Preconception.
  2. (hermeneutics) The preliminary concepts, conceptual frameworks, or expectations brought to an interpretation before fully grasping a particular subject.

Forms of foreconception

pluralforeconceptions
alternative formfore-conception

Origin of foreconception

From fore- + conception.

Questions about foreconception

What does foreconception mean?
Foreconception means preconception.
What part of speech is foreconception?
Foreconception is a noun.
What is the plural of foreconception?
The plural of foreconception is foreconceptions.

Words near foreconception in the dictionary

  1. forecomings
  2. foreconceive
  3. foreconceived
  4. foreconceives
  5. foreconceiving
  6. foreconception
  7. foreconceptions
  8. forecondemn
  9. forecondemnation
  10. forecondemned
  11. forecondemning

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