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Concept - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Concept : (noun)
1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from
specific instances [syn: conception, construct] [ant:
misconception]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Concept : \Con"cept\, n. [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum
fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See
Conceit.]
An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.
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. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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