Concept

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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.

Noun

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concept - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances Synonyms: conception, construct

Vorstellung, apprehension, assumption, attitude, climate of opinion, common belief, community sentiment, conceit, conceptualization, conclusion, consensus gentium, consideration, eidetic image, envisaging, envisioning, estimate, estimation, ethos, eye, feeling, general belief, imagery, imagery study, imaging, imagism, imagistic poetry, imago, impression, intellection, intellectual object, judgment, lifelike image, lights, memory-trace, mental image, mental impression, mental picture, mental representation, mind, mystique, objectification, observation, opinion, perception, personal judgment, picture, picturing, poetic imagery, point of view, popular belief, position, posture, presumption, prevailing belief, public belief, public opinion, reaction, recept, reflection, representation, sight, stance, supposition, theory, thinking, thought, view, vision, visual image, visualization, way of thinking, word-painting

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