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con·cept  (knspt)

n.

1. A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.

2. Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See Synonyms at idea.

3. A scheme; a plan: "began searching for an agency to handle a new restaurant concept" (ADWEEK).

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[Late Latin conceptus, from Latin, past participle of concipere, to conceive; see conceive.]

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concept

Noun

an abstract or general idea: one of the basic concepts of quantum theory [Latin concipere to conceive]

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A notion or statement of an idea, expressing how something might be done or accomplished, that may lead to an accepted procedure.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

concept - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances conception, construct idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization - an elaborated concept notion - a general inclusive concept category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme rule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" abstract, abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" natural law, law - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" lexicalized concept - a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language) hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" fact - a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts" linguistic rule, rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

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concept

noun idea, view, image, theory, impression, notion, conception, hypothesis, abstraction, conceptualization

Translations

concept [ˈkɔnsɛpt] n → concepto

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concept [ˈkɔnsɛpt] n → concept m

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concept [ˈkɔnsɛpt] n → Vorstellung f;

(principle) → Begriff m

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concept [ˈkɔnsɛpt] n → concetto

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concept

n concept [ˈkonsept]

an idea or theory His design was a new concept in town-planning. denkbeeld, konsepsie, begrip فِكْرَه، مَفْهوم понятие pojetí begreb; idé; princip der Begriff έννοια, αντίληψη concepto idee ایده؛ نظر idea concept רַעַיוֹן संकल्पना pojam, pristup, koncepcija, shvaćanje fogalom konsep hugtak, heildarhugmynd concetto 構想 개념 idėja, sąvoka, samprata jēdziens; priekšstats konsep begrip idé, forståelse, konsept rozwiązanie conceito concept, idee концепция poňatie, pojem zamisel koncept koncept ความคิด fakir, kavram, düşünce 概念; 理論 поняття, ідея تصور ، نظریہ khái niệm 概念

n conception [kənˈsepʃən]

1 the act of conceiving. begryp, voorstel حَمْل схващане pojetí; početí undfangelse die Empfängnis σύλληψη concepción käsitus لقاح käsittäminen conception הֲגִייָת רַעַיוֹן धारणा začeće fogamzás konsepsi tilurð; upphugsun, hugmynd, getnaður concezione; concepimento 着想 개념화 suvokimas aptveršana mengkonsepsikan conceptie unnfangelse poczęcie concepção concepere замысел poňatie spočetje pojam uppfattning[] การเข้าใจ fikir oluşturma 概念的形成, 構思 розуміння حمل ٹھہرنا quan niệm 概念的形成

2 an idea grasped or understood We can have no conception of the size of the universe. begrip, voorstelling, denkbeeld إِدْراك، فَهْم، فِكْرَه представа představa begreb; forestilling die Vorstellung ιδέα, αντίληψη noción arusaam تصور؛ درک käsitys conception תְפִיסָה अवधारणा zamisao, predodžba, misao elképzelés gagasan hugmynd concezione 概念 개념, 생각 samprata, koncepcija izpratne; koncepcija tanggapan begrip begrep, forestilling pojęcie noção concepţie, idee представление predstava, názor predstava ideja föreställning, begrepp ความคิด fikir, düşünce 概念 поняття; концепція تصور ہونا ، اندازہمہونا ý kiến 概念