concept

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  1. noun A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.
  2. noun Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See Synonyms at idea.
  3. noun A scheme; a plan: "began searching for an agency to handle a new restaurant concept” (ADWEEK).

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  • And while network virtualization as a concept has been around for some time, the ability to deploy it has not, so carriers are only now starting to see the possibilities open to them. —  xchange magazine Articles
  • Reflection as a concept should be abandoned in management educational practice because of: —  Science of the Invisible
  • It's like the concept is amazing, but the implementation is beyond poor. —  Destructoid
  • This concept is applied throughout the program and allows for content specific interaction such as program info, actions and other showings type of information.
  • The chakra concept is an age old concept that talks about the chakras or the power centers in our body. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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theory ·  notion ·  aspect ·  method ·  analysis ·  doctrine ·  strategy ·  symbol ·  rule ·  phenomenon

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Late Latin conceptus, from Latin, past participle of concipere, to conceive; see conceive.

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  1. = F. concept = Spanish concepto = Portuguese conceito = Italian concetto = D. G. concept = Danish Swedish koncept, from Latin conceptus, a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc., from concipere, past participle conceptus, take in, conceive: see conceive. Hence also, through Old French and Middle English, modern English conceit, q. v.
 

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/ˈkɑnsɛpt/
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