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Traditional English :: concept
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concept.html - 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. [LL conceptus f. concept-: see conceive] |
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Traditional English :: conception
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concept.html - n. 1 the act or an instance of conceiving; the process of being conceived. 2 an idea or plan, esp. as being new or daring (the whole conception showed originality). no conception of an inability to imagine. conceptional adj. [ME f. OF f. L conceptio -onis (as concept)] |
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Traditional English :: conceptive
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concept.html - adj.
1 conceiving mentally.
2 of conception. [L conceptivus (as conception)] |
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Traditional English :: conceptual
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concept.html - adj. of mental conceptions or concepts. conceptually adv. [med.L conceptualis (conceptus as concept)] |
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Traditional English :: conceptualism
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concept.html - n. Philos. the theory that universals exist, but only as concepts in the mind. |
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Traditional English :: conceptualize
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concept.html - v.tr. (also -ise) form a concept or idea of. |
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