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concept
- /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.sɛpt/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈkɔn.sept/ Australia
- [ˈkɔ̟n.sept] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc.”), from concipiō (“to take in, conceive”). Doublet of conceit and concetto. See conceive.
noun concepts
- An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
- Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and 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). 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.
- A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Similar: conception, notion, abstraction
verb concepts · concepting · concepted
- To conceive; to dream up.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: construct, conception, conceptual, conceptually, theoretical, conceptualization, notion, mentality, thought, paradigm, thing, perception, mindset, idea, item, brainstorming
noun
Similar: conception, notion, abstraction
Translations
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noun something understood and retained in the mind
| Español | concepto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개념 gaenyeom, 관념 gwannyeom, 콘셉트 konsepteu, 컨셉 keonsep |
| 日本語 | 概念 gainen, 観念 kannen, コンセプト konseputo |
| 中文 | 概念 gàiniàn, 觀念 /观念 guānniàn |
| हिन्दी | अवधारणा avdhārṇā, संकल्पना saṅkalpanā |
| Português | conceito |
| Français | concept, notion |
| Deutsch | Begriff, Konzept |
| Italiano | concetto, ipotesi |
| Ελληνικά | έννοια énnoia, σύλληψη sýllipsi |
| Română | concept |
| Русский | конце́пция koncépcija, поня́тие ponjátije, представле́ние predstavlénije, конце́пт koncépt, иде́я idéja |
| Tiếng Việt | khái niệm, quan niệm |
| العربية | مَفْهُوم mafhūm, تَصَوُّر taṣawwur |
| עברית | מושג \ מֻשָּׂג muság |
Talk about this word "concept." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/concept. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. concept. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/concept "concept." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/concept.Cite this
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title = {concept},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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