Meanings
adverbpericonceptually (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyAround the time of conception.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
- Englishperi-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
- Latinconcipiō
- Latinconceptus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinconceptuālis
- Englishconceptual
- Englishpericonceptual
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishpericonceptually
From periconceptual + -ly.
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APA
periconceptually. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periconceptually
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“periconceptually.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periconceptually. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periconceptually,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periconceptually.
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