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Webster 1913 Edition

Misconception

Misˊcon-cep′tion

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Noun.

Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.

Harvey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Misconception

MISCONCEP'TION

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Noun.

Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong notion or understanding of a thing.

Great errors and dangers result from a misconception of the names of things.