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apperception

[ ap-er-sep-shuhn ]

noun

, Psychology.
  1. conscious perception
  2. the act or process of apperceiving.


apperception

/ ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən /

noun

  1. the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
  2. the act or process of apperceiving
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌapperˈceptive, adjective
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Other Words From

  • apper·ceptive adjective
  • apper·ceptive·ly adverb
  • preap·per·ception noun
  • unap·per·ceptive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apperception1

First recorded in 1745–55; from French or directly from New Latin (Leibnitz) apperceptiōn-, stem of apperceptiō. See ap- 1, perception
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Example Sentences

When we consider a perception as a case of "apperception," the same thing holds good.

There were, however, no transversal or direct communications from one apperception center to the next.

Would there be anybody else in this vast apperception area who worked for the prevention of war?

The flow of observations processed by The Brain and pouring back to Apperception 36 via teletype and visual screen was prodigious.

Confronted with the realities, however, he discovered the tremendous difference between "hear say" and full sensual apperception.

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