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concept
noun
an
abstract
idea
or
thought
that
helps
you
understand
or
explain
something
•
The
concept
of
time
travel
fascinates
many
scientists
.
The
concept
of
time
travel
fascinates
many
scientists
.
•
Honesty
is
an
important
concept
children
learn
early
in
life
.
Honesty
is
an
important
concept
children
learn
early
in
life
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
“
conceptus
”
meaning
“
something
conceived
”,
from
“
concipere
” (“
to
take
in
,
to
conceive
”).
noun
an
original
design
or
plan
for
a
new
product
,
project
,
or
creation
,
often
shown
in
an
early
experimental
form
•
The
company
unveiled
a
futuristic
concept
for
an
electric
flying
taxi
.
The
company
unveiled
a
futuristic
concept
for
an
electric
flying
taxi
.
•
This
museum
exhibit
shows
early
car
concepts
from
the
1950s
.
This
museum
exhibit
shows
early
car
concepts
from
the
1950s
.
Extended
use
of
the
general
meaning
of
“
concept
”
to
physical
design
plans
became
common
in
the
early
20th
century
with
industrial
design
.
conception
noun
an
individual
idea
or
way
of
understanding
something
•
The
conception
of
freedom
varies
from
culture
to
culture
.
The
conception
of
freedom
varies
from
culture
to
culture
.
•
She
had
no
conception
of
how
vast
the
desert
would
be
until
she
saw
it
.
She
had
no
conception
of
how
vast
the
desert
would
be
until
she
saw
it
.
from
Latin
conceptio
‘
a
comprehending
,
conception
’,
from
concipere
‘
to
take
in
’
noun
the
act
or
process
of
creating
or
beginning
something
•
The
bridge
took
five
years
from
conception
to
completion
.
The
bridge
took
five
years
from
conception
to
completion
.
•
Good
stories
are
refined
many
times
after
their
initial
conception
.
Good
stories
are
refined
many
times
after
their
initial
conception
.
extension
of
the
original
Latin
sense
to
abstract
beginnings
in
English
by
the
16th
century
noun
the
moment
when
a
woman
’
s
egg
is
fertilized
by
a
sperm
,
beginning
pregnancy
•
Doctors
can
estimate
a
baby
’
s
due
date
by
the
time
of
conception
.
Doctors
can
estimate
a
baby
’
s
due
date
by
the
time
of
conception
.
•
She
stopped
drinking
coffee
soon
after
conception
.
She
stopped
drinking
coffee
soon
after
conception
.
medical
sense
recorded
in
English
by
the
14th
century
,
adapting
the
earlier
general
Latin
meaning
to
human
reproduction
