Conception commonly refers to: *

Concept Concepts are defined as abstract ideas. They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of the concept behind principles, thoughts and beliefs. They play an important role in all aspects of cognition. As such, concepts are studied by s ...

, an abstract idea or a mental symbol *

Conception (biology) Fertilisation or fertilization (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give ...

, the process of becoming pregnant, involving fertilization and implantation of the embryo in the uterus Conception may also refer to:

Entertainment

* ''Conception'' (album), an album by Miles Davis * "Conception" (song), a 1950 jazz standard by George Shearing * ''Conception'', a posthumous album by

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

Conception (band) Conception is a Norwegian power/progressive metal band from Raufoss, originally active from 1989 to 1997, during which they released four studio albums. The band reunited in 2018, twenty years after originally disbanding with a new single and EP ...

, a Norwegian band * ''Conception'' (film), a 2011 film * ''Conception'' (video game), a 2012 role-playing video game developed by Spike

Maritime

* Sinking of MV ''Conception'', a 2019 fire and sinking of a dive boat

Places

Conception, Missouri Conception is a census-designated place in eastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. It is located about southeast of Maryville on U.S. Route 136. It is very near Conception Junction (which was the rail intersection). Conception is home ...

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Conception, Minnesota Conception is an unincorporated community in Highland Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous ...

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Conception Bay Conception Bay (CB) is a bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The population (in 2011) of people living in municipalities (or unincorporated census subdivisions) located along the coast of Conception Bay was 90,490 making it on ...

, Newfoundland, Canada *

Conception Bay (Namibia) Conception Bay ( af, Conceptionbaai, german: Empfängnisbucht) is a bay on the coast of Namibia, Africa. The bay is exposed, not providing a useful anchorage. Geography Conception Bay opens to the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest. There is a la ...

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