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ˈkɒn sɛptcon·cept
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Princeton's WordNet
concept, conception, constructnoun
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Wiktionary
conceptnoun
An understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
Etymology: From conceptus, from concipere, present active infinitive of concipio; see conceive.
conceptnoun
In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Etymology: From conceptus, from concipere, present active infinitive of concipio; see conceive.
Webster Dictionary
Conceptnoun
an abstract general conception; a notion; a universal
Etymology: [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See Conceit.]
Freebase
Concept
In metaphysics, and especially ontology, a concept is a fundamental category of existence. In contemporary philosophy, there are at least three prevailing ways to understand what a concept is: ⁕Concepts as mental representations, where concepts are entities that exist in the brain. ⁕Concepts as abilities, where concepts are abilities peculiar to cognitive agents. ⁕Concepts as abstract objects, where objects are the constituents of propositions that mediate between thought, language, and referents.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Concept
kon′sept, n. a thing conceived, a general notion.—ns. Concep′tacle, that in which anything is contained, a receptacle: (bot.) a pericarp of one valve, a follicle: a cavity enclosing the reproductive cells in certain plants and animals; Concep′tion, the act of conceiving: the thing conceived; the formation in the mind of an image or idea: a notion: (Shak.) a mere fancy: a plan: a concept; Concep′tionist.—adjs. Concep′tious (Shak.), fruitful; Concept′ive, capable of conceiving mentally; Concep′tual, pertaining to conception.—ns. Consep′tualism, the doctrine in philosophy that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment; Concep′tualist, one who holds this doctrine.—adj. Conceptualis′tic. [L. concipĕre, -ceptum, to conceive.]
Editors Contribution
concept
A vision or idea.
The concept wa sca clear and easily achieved so got the go ahead.
Submitted by MaryC on February 21, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'concept' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1606
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'concept' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2693
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'concept' in Nouns Frequency: #508
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of concept in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of concept in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of concept in a Sentence
There is only one giver and that is God. Even the laws of gravity justify this concept. Therefore, God always gives us without expecting anything in return.
The concept of fate is an open insult against man's willpower!
There is nothing worse then a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
It's a very complicated issue, does the sun have a role in our variable climate? Yes. Is the dominate role? No. Even the concept of the sun being responsible for Europe's mini ice age -- it's not hard and fast true.
I think taste is a social concept and not an artistic one. I'm willing to show good taste, if I can, in somebody else's living room, but our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Since his words enter into another's brain in silence and intimacy, he should be as honest and explicit as we are with ourselves.
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- konsepAfrikaans
- مفهومArabic
- төшөнсәBashkir
- понятие, представаBulgarian
- concepteCatalan, Valencian
- pojemCzech
- cysyniadWelsh
- koncept, begrebDanish
- Konzept, BegriffGerman
- έννοιαGreek
- konceptoEsperanto
- conceptoSpanish
- mõisteEstonian
- مفهومPersian
- konsepti, käsiteFinnish
- concept, notionFrench
- מושגHebrew
- संकल्पनाHindi
- konsèpHaitian Creole
- elképzelés, fogalomHungarian
- հայեցակարգArmenian
- conceptoInterlingua
- konceptoIdo
- hugtakIcelandic
- concettoItalian
- מוּשָׂגHebrew
- 観念, 概念Japanese
- ទស្សនាទានKhmer
- 개념, 觀念, 概念, 관념Korean
- مهفهومKurdish
- conceptuLatin
- konsepMalay
- begrip, opvatting, conceptDutch
- begrep, omgrepNorwegian
- pojęciePolish
- conceitoPortuguese
- conceptRomanian
- представление, концепция, понятиеRussian
- pojamSerbo-Croatian
- koncept, begreppSwedish
- భావనTelugu
- мафҳумTajik
- mefhum, kavramTurkish
- 觀念, quan niệm, khái niệm, 概念Vietnamese
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