Kilo Lingo

/ˈkɒnsept/

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Translation

An idea of what something is or how it works.

Word origin

From Latin conceptum, meaning something taken in or conceived, from concipere, to take in.

Origin
Latin
Root
concipere
English cognates
conceive, conception

Grammar

Gender
Pluralconcepts

Examples

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A concept is an idea that lives in the mind.

mathematics.

Big steps in thinking begin as new concepts.

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The basic concept means the main idea.

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This word is part of lesson 58.