Definition of "preconceived" []

• Conceived beforehand: formed ahead of time. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of preconceive. (verb)

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• "Did you go there with kind of preconceived notions of what Yemen might be?"
• "It's a handy spelling rule to know and deploy when using words such as "preconceived," for however little that is worth."
• "So I went to college, with that kind of preconceived notion which didn't materialize."