| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | per·cept |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pûr s pt |
| NOUN: | 1. The object of perception. 2. A mental impression of something perceived by the senses, viewed as the basic component in the formation of concepts; a sense datum. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin perceptum, neuter past participle of percipere, to perceive. See perceive.
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