non-conception

A form of nonconception — A failure to conceive; The aftermath of sexual intercourse in which there is no fertilization of an egg by sperm.

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Meanings

nounnon-conception (countable and uncountable, plural non-conceptions)

plural non-conceptions

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of nonconception.

    Josie had already been pregnant when they married, so Marlee would still exist (the non-conception of beloved children always a stumbling block to the if-I-could-live-my-life-over-again fantasy).

    2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 329
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APA

non-conception. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-conception

MLA

“non-conception.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-conception. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-conception,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-conception.

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