conceptual
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipio (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
conceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)
- Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
- The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
- Of, or relating to conceptualism
Derived terms [edit]
- aconceptual
- conceptually
- conceptual model
- conceptual art
- conceptual graph
- conceptual network
- preconceptual
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- German: konzeptuell
Translations [edit]
of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
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of, or relating to conceptualism
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External links [edit]
- conceptual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- conceptual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
