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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespreconcepción
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prekonsepˈsjon
"Llegó al debate sin ninguna preconcepción."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An idea or opinion formed beforehand, especially without adequate evidence or experience.
"She traveled to the country with a few preconceptions about its culture that were quickly dispelled." - 2
A bias or predisposition that influences how a person perceives or evaluates something.
"The scientist attempted to approach the data without any theoretical preconceptions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'prae-' (before) combined with 'conceptionem', from 'concipere' (to take in, form an idea). Entering English in the late 16th century, it evolved from an early physiological sense of prior fertilization to mean a mental opinion or prejudice formed beforehand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preconception" is said worldwide
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préconception
Transliteration: prekonsepsjɔ̃
"Il faut se débarrasser de toute préconception."
Vorgefasste Meinung
Transliteration: fɔʁɡəfasstə maɪnʊŋ
"Wir sollten diese Arbeit frei von vorgefassten Meinungen beginnen."
preconcetto
Transliteration: prekonˈtʃɛtto
"Dobbiamo superare ogni preconcetto."
preconcepción
Transliteration: prekonsepˈsjon
"Llegó al debate sin ninguna preconcepción."
preconceito
Transliteration: prekõˈsejtu
"Devemos abandonar velhos preconceitos."
पूर्واग्रह
Transliteration: purvagraha
Script: पूर्वाग्रह
"हमें किसी भी पूर्वाग्रह के बिना स्थिति का आकलन करना चाहिए।"
先入为主之见
Transliteration: xiānrùwéizhǔ zhī jiàn
"我们不应该带着先入为主之见去看待这个问题。"
선입견
Transliteration: seon-ip-gyeon
"우리는 모든 선입견을 버리고 사실을 보아야 한다."
先入観
Transliteration: sennyuukan
"私たちは先入観にとらわれずに物事を判断すべきだ。"
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