/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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