apperception
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The whole point of the book is to delight people who can understand that "Debussy is the wettest music —passion done in silver point," and similar subtle apperceptions.
From Time Magazine Archive
We must remember that these selections, according to M. Bergson, are not apperceptions merely.
From Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion by Santayana, George
But so far, none of his perceptions or apperceptions has led him to see the astonishing futility of his own lying and other misrepresentations.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William
The idea of nature and the idea of consciousness are two apperceptions or syntheses of the same stuff of experience.
From Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion by Santayana, George
Of this return there is continual need in all the arts; without it our apperceptions grow thin and worn, and subject to the sway of tradition and fashion.
From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George
Vocabulary lists containing apperception
Flowers for Algernon
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cept, capt, ceive (take, hold, seize)
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capt, cept, ceive, List 3
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