n.
Pronunciation: - ' sep-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French aperception, from apercevoir, from Middle French aperceivre, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + perceivre to perceive
Date: 1753
1 : introspective self-consciousness
2 : mental perception especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience
– ap · per · cep · tive \ - ' sep-tiv \ adjective