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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
conceive .
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Where we might approach even a Star Trek-esque transtlator is by proving or disproving the notion of Chomskian universal grammar, which holds that the human brain conceives of language in a basic, biological manner, and comprehending that mechanism will allow comprehension of virtually any human-created language.
10 sci-fi technologies that just might happen « 10 Dots 2008
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Chin conceives of these overlays as a target, a metaphorical reference to the works pin-point cleanup.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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Chin conceives of these overlays as a target, a metaphorical reference to the works pin-point cleanup.
Revival Field, or: 7 “terrestrial activities of aliens,” Part III 2006
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Note: St. Martin conceives that he was an elder brother by another mother who had several children, ii.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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It cannot be denied that the idea conceives development as a harmonious process in which the exploitation of resources, investments, technological change, and institutional transformations must be in keeping with the needs of the planet's current population and its future inhabitants.
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It is what the painter sees, not what he conceives, which is presented to you.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Various 1840
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If a Nazi-inspired terrorist conceives the constitution as an Aryan Christian document, there is nothing inconsistent in his delusions.
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It conceives art as a category of value, and serves then as a scepter for knighting some works for their great value in order to distinguish them from other works of lesser value or none.
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It conceives art as a category of value, and serves then as a scepter for knighting some works for their great value in order to distinguish them from other works of lesser value or none.
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So it seems that how someone thinks about God—or if a person can even conceive of God in some real sense—has very much to do with how that person conceives of himself or herself, and more precisely, how such a self conceives of itself as fitting into the world.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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