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Added 9 October 2026

apperception

/ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/ noun

Latin root: apperceptiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about apperception at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience.

Origin

Borrowed from French aperception (New Latin apperceptiō, used by Gottfried Leibniz (1646–1716)).

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