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concept

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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.


adjective

  1. functioning as a prototype or model of new product or innovation:

    a concept car,

    a concept phone.

verb (used with object)

  1. Informal. to develop a concept of; conceive:

    He concepted and produced three films.

concept

/ 藞办蓲苍蝉蓻辫迟 /

noun

  1. an idea, esp an abstract idea

    the concepts of biology

  2. philosophy a general idea or notion that corresponds to some class of entities and that consists of the characteristic or essential features of the class
  3. philosophy
    1. the conjunction of all the characteristic features of something
    2. a theoretical construct within some theory
    3. a directly intuited object of thought
    4. the meaning of a predicate
  4. modifier (of a product, esp a car) created as an exercise to demonstrate the technical skills and imagination of the designers, and not intended for mass production or sale
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of concept1

First recorded in 1550鈥60; from Latin conceptum 鈥渟omething conceived,鈥 originally neuter of conceptus 鈥渃onceived,鈥 past participle of concipere 鈥渢o conceive,鈥 equivalent to con- con- ( def ) + -cipere, combining form of capere 鈥渢o seize鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of concept1

C16: from Latin conceptum something received or conceived, from concipere to take in, conceive
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The accountability sink was the original concept that I started thinking about when doing the research for this book.

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The railroad has not said 鈥渘o鈥 to the concept.

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With some exceptions in the field of consumer-choice theory, modern economic theory is grounded in the concept of markets driven by rational actors.

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There are brain cells that represent entire concepts, some with an affinity for visual information and others for olfactory input.

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We gave as much justice as the whole concept could take without breaking it.

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