Meaning of CONCEPT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kânsept
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[n] an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
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CONCEPT is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | conception, construct |
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| | Antonyms: | | misconception | | |
| | See Also: | | abstract, abstraction, attribute, category, conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, dimension, division, fact, hypothesis, idea, imaginary being, imaginary creature, law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, linguistic rule, natural law, notion, part, possibility, property, quantity, regulation, rule, section, theory, thought, whole | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con"cept\, 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.
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. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, Vorstellung, way of thinking, word-painting |
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