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con⋅cept

  [kon-sept]
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–noun
1. a general notion or idea; conception.
2. an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.
3. a directly conceived or intuited object of thought.
–verb (used with object)
4. Informal. to develop a concept of; conceive: Experts pooled their talents to concept the new car.
Origin:
1550–60; < L conceptum something conceived, orig. neut. of conceptus (ptp. of concipere), equiv. to con- con- + cep- (var. s. of -cipere, comb. form of capere to seize) + -tus ptp. ending
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con·cept   (kŏn'sěpt')   
n.  

  1. A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.

  2. Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See Synonyms at idea.

  3. A scheme; a plan: "began searching for an agency to handle a new restaurant concept" (ADWEEK).


[Late Latin conceptus, from Latin, past participle of concipere, to conceive; see conceive.]
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Word Origin & History

concept 
1556, from M.L. conceptum "draft, abstract," in L. "(a thing) conceived," from pp. of concipere "to take in" (see conceive). In some 16c. cases a refashioning of conceit (perhaps to avoid negative connotations); conception in the womb sense was c.1300.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·cept
Pronunciation: 'kän-"sept
Function: noun
1 : something conceived in the mind
2 : an abstract orgeneric idea generalized from particular instances
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

concept con·cept (kŏn'sěpt')
n.

  1. An abstract idea or notion.

  2. An explanatory principle in a scientific system. Also called conception.

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