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apperception

ap·per·cep·tion

UK/ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/ US/ˌæpɚˈsɛpʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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