concept
An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Noun 3 meanings
An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Verb 1 meaning
To conceive; to dream up.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc.”), from concipiō (“to take in, conceive”). Doublet of conceit and concetto. See conceive.
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CONCEPT at a glance
CONCEPT has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1 + P 3 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,705 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with concept
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- CONCERT11
- CONCEIT11
- CONCENT11
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