concept

CEFRB2

/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An idea about something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

Examples

  • The concept is quite alien to our way of thinking.

  • To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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...

  2. An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.

  3. 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).

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In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.