concept (ˈkɒnsɛpt
)
Definitions
noun
- an idea, esp an abstract idea ⇒
the concepts of biology
- philosophy a general idea or notion that corresponds to some class of entities and that consists of the characteristic or essential features of the class
- philosophy
- the conjunction of all the characteristic features of something
- a theoretical construct within some theory
- a directly intuited object of thought
- the meaning of a predicate
- (modifier) (of a product, esp a car) created as an exercise to demonstrate the technical skills and imagination of the designers, and not intended for mass production or sale
Word Origin
C16: from Latin conceptum something received or conceived, from concipere to take in, conceiveSynonyms
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idea,
view,
image,
theory,
impression,
notion,
conception,
hypothesis,
abstraction,
conceptualization,
Usage examples
Now I understand that the concept of "better" is just an evil myth put about by fascist medical practitioners.
, BEHINDLINGS (2002)So the concept of'other' from which one must shrink can depend on geography as much as skin colour.
Country Life (2004)Deferring is the concept of pushing a tax bill from the current year to a year in the future.
Globe and Mail (2003)It has 900 stores employing 30,000 people and it is rolling out a superstore concept , Big W, pioneered in Edinburgh.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Coppola called the test `electric', but De Niro's concept didn't fit the part.
, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)