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concept
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun concept has 1 sense
- concept(n = noun.cognition) conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances; Array is a kind of idea, thought
has particulars: conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, notion, category, regulation, rule, attribute, dimension, property, abstract, abstraction, quantity, division, part, section, whole, law, natural law, law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, hypothesis, possibility, theory, fact, linguistic rule, rule
Derived forms verb conceive1, adjective conceptual1, verb conceptualise1, verb conceptualize1
CIDE DICTIONARY
concept, n. [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See Conceit.].
An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. [1913 Webster]
"The words conception, concept, notion, should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the imagination; as, the thought suggested by a general term."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
concept, n.
1 a general notion; an abstract idea (the concept of evolution).
2 colloq. an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity (a new concept in swimwear).
3 Philos. an idea or mental picture of a group or class of objects formed by combining all their aspects.
1 a general notion; an abstract idea (the concept of evolution).
2 colloq. an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity (a new concept in swimwear).
3 Philos. an idea or mental picture of a group or class of objects formed by combining all their aspects.
Etymology
LL conceptus f. concept-: see conceive
THESAURUS
concept
Vorstellung, apprehension, assumption, attitude, climate of opinion, common belief, community sentiment, conceit, conception, conceptualization, conclusion, consensus gentium, consideration, eidetic image, envisaging, envisioning, estimate, estimation, ethos, eye, fancy, feeling, general belief, idea, image, imagery, imagery study, imaging, imagism, imagistic poetry, imago, impression, intellection, intellectual object, judgment, lifelike image, lights, memory-trace, mental image, mental impression, mental picture, mental representation, mind, mystique, notion, objectification, observation, opinion, perception, personal judgment, picture, picturing, poetic imagery, point of view, popular belief, position, posture, presumption, prevailing belief, public belief, public opinion, reaction, recept, reflection, representation, sentiment, sight, stance, supposition, theory, thinking, thought, view, vision, visual image, visualization, way of thinking, word-painting
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