conception vs idea

idea vs conception

conception and idea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conception	Yes	No	No	No
idea	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, idea is a hypernym of conception; that is, idea is a word with a broader meaning than conception:

conception: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
idea: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

Other hypernyms of conception include thought.

conception (noun)	idea (noun)
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances	your intention; what you intend to do
the creation of something in the mind	an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
the event that occurred at the beginning of something	a personal view
	(music) melodic subject of a musical composition

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