preception

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/pɹəˈsɛpʃən//pɹɪˈsɛpʃən/

noun

A preconception or presupposition.

OriginLatin praeceptiō →
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Meanings

nounpreception (plural preceptions)

plural preceptions

  1. obsoleterareA preconception or presupposition.

    Their Leo calls these words a Preception

    1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy

Origin

  1. Latinpraeceptiō
  2. Englishpreception

Borrowed from Latin praeceptiō.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

perception
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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