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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

misconceit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /mɪskənˈsiːt/

Etymology

From Middle English misconceite, equivalent to mis- + conceit.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) misconception
    • Full of melancholy and sad misfare , Through misconceit ; all unawares espide An armed Knight 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Forms

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misconceipt alternative lexicographic
misconceits Number=Plur lexicographic

misconceit en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /mɪskənˈsiːt/

Etymology

From Middle English misconceite, equivalent to mis- + conceit.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To form a wrong opinion about; to misconceive.

Forms

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misconceiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misconceipt alternative lexicographic
misconceited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misconceited Tense=Past lexicographic
misconceits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic