idea

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[edit] English

Most common English words: electronic « sea « necessary « #458: idea » reached » appeared » spoke

[edit] Etymology

< Latin idea (a (Platonic) idea; archetype) < Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idea), notion, pattern) < εἴδω (eidō), I see).

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Singular
idea

Plural
ideas

idea (plural ideas)

  1. The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual.
  2. That which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity; a thought or a concept
    Ideas won't go to jail.—A. Whitney Griswold (1952)
  3. Someone's opinion, belief or conviction that is accepted as true
  4. An intuitive notion; a feeling or hunch
  5. A plan or scheme for doing something, or an intention
  6. (music) A musical theme or melodic subject

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  • (mental transcript, image, or picture): image

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idea f.

  1. idea (that which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity)

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idea

  1. idea

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idea), notion, pattern), from εἴδω (eidō), I see).

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idea f. (plural idee)

  1. idea

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idea

  1. third-person singular present tense of ideare
  2. second-person singular imperative of ideare

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idea), notion, pattern), from εἴδω (eidō), I see). Compare Portuguese ideia.

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  • IPA: /iˈðea/

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idea f. (plural ideas)

Singular
idea f.

Plural
ideas f.

  1. idea