general conception

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a common or widespread understanding of something

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  • The general conception of a 'family' has evolved significantly over the past century.
  • His research fundamentally challenged the general conception of how memory works.
  • Contrary to the general conception, not all deserts are hot; some, like Antarctica, are cold.
  • The book explores the general conception of justice in different cultures.
  • Our marketing aims to change the general conception that our products are expensive.
  • In the Middle Ages, the general conception of the universe was geocentric.
  • This new evidence might alter the general conception of the timeline of human evolution.
  • The play subverts the general conception of a traditional hero.
  • There seems to be a general conception that creativity cannot be taught, but I disagree.
  • The professor's lecture focused on the general conception of freedom in Western philosophy.