conception is often interchangeable with concept; it may stress the process of imagining or formulating rather than the result.

A concept is merely a symbol, a representation of the abstraction. The word is not to be mistaken for the thing. For example, the word "moon" (a concept) is not the large, bright, shape-changing object up in …

Concept definition: a general notion or idea; conception.. See examples of CONCEPT used in a sentence.

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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. 4. a …

A concept is a thought or idea. If you're redecorating your bedroom, you might want to start with a concept, such as "flower garden" or "outer space." It's a general idea about a thing or group of …

Definition of concept noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Oct 2, 2025 · 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.

Concept, in the Analytic school of philosophy, the subject matter of philosophy, which philosophers of the Analytic school hold to be concerned with the salient features of the language in which people …

con•cept (kon′ sept), n. a general notion or idea; conception. an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct. a directly conceived or intuited object of …