concepcioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• concepcion, concepciun, concepcyon, consepcioun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnsɛpsiˈuːn/, /kɔnˈsɛpsjun/

Noun

concepcioun (uncountable)

1. conception (beginning of pregnancy)
2. (more generally) pregnancy, birth
3. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
4. The formation of an idea.

Descendants

• English: conception

References

• “concepciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.