proception1
/prə(ʊ)ˈsɛpʃn/Philosophy (chiefly US )
noun
Justus Buchler’s term, replacing experience, for: the development of an individual arising from the interplay of purposive behaviour and the environment.
Origin
1950s. From pro- + -ception; coined by Justus Buchler.
proception2
/prə(ʊ)ˈsɛpʃn/Biology
noun
Behaviour which promotes conception; sexual interaction leading to conception.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Family Planning Perspectives. From pro- + -ception, after proceptive.