Concept Definition
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noun
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An idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion.
Webster's New World
An original idea, design, etc.; conception.
Webster's New World
A central or unifying idea or theme.
A concept restaurant with a Victorian decor and menu.
Webster's New World
An understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or 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).
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(programming) In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
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adjective
Having an experimental or strikingly different design, especially to test or demonstrate new features.
A concept car.
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conceptsOrigin of Concept
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Middle French, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc.”), from concipere, present active infinitive of concipiō (“to take in, conceive”); see conceive.
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin conceptus from Latin past participle of concipere to conceive conceive
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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