reconception

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noun

A new conception or way of conceiving something

OriginEnglish conception ← Middle English concepcioun ← Old French conception →
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Meanings

nounreconception (plural reconceptions)

plural reconceptions

  1. A new conception or way of conceiving something

    The Encores! presentation of “No, No Nanette” will be of the 1971 version, a reconception […] of the show with music by Vincent Youmans that opened on Broadway in 1925.

    2007 July 27, Campbell Robertson, “Encores! Season to Feature Some Well-Known Names”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  13. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  14. Latincapiō
  15. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  16. Latinconcipiō
  17. Latinconceptiō
  18. Old Frenchconception
  19. Middle Englishconcepcioun
  20. Englishconception
  21. Englishreconception

From re- + conception.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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