Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A precept; an injunction.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare A precept.

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  • noun A precept.

Etymologies

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Latin praeceptio.

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Examples

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • An ounce of preception is worth a pound of substance.

    Poll: Obama drops on health care 2009

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

  • Their critical and often well-voiced preception is that some peoples north of the Mexican border, 'live to work'.

    Time is not money in Mexico. 2010

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  • Every single example of preception in the examples and tweets lists today is just a typo for perception, judging from the contexts. Webster's Third International gives a technical meaning for preception in Roman law. Aside from that, there's no need to use preception. Precept means the same thing and is shorter and more familiar.

    February 24, 2012