perception
English
Etymology
From Middle English percepcioun, from Middle French percepcion, from Latin perceptiō (“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”), from perceptus (“perceived, observed”), perfect passive participle of percipiō (“I perceive, observe”); see perceive.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: per‧cept‧ion
Noun
perception (countable and uncountable, plural perceptions)
- The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- Conscious understanding of something.
- have perception of time
- Vision (ability) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- Acuity
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Translations
the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information
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conscious understanding of something
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vision (ability)
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acuity — see acuity
that which is detected by the five senses
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Further reading
- “perception”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “perception”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perceptiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
perception f (plural perceptions)
- collection (of taxes, fares, etc.)
- perception (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
- petite perception (philosophy)
Related terms
References
- “perception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- perception on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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