preconception

Other forms of preconception

plural

preconceptions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about preconception

What does preconception mean?

preconception means "an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in preconception?

preconception has 4 syllables: pre-con-cep-tion. The stress falls on "cep". In IPA it is /pɹikənˈsɛpʃən/.

What is another word for preconception?

Close synonyms include prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is preconception a common word?

preconception is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with preconception?

10 words rhyme with preconception. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.