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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concept \Con"cept\, n. [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf F. concept. See {Conceit}.] An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. 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. --Sir W. Hamilton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: concept n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: {conception}, {construct}] [ant: {misconception}]
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