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Definition of preconceived adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

preconceived

adjective
 
/ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd/
 
/ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of ideas, opinions, etc.) formed before you have enough information or experience of something
    • Before I started the job, I had no preconceived notions of what it would be like.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreconceived is used with these nouns:
    • idea
    • notion
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given
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