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Concept
Pronunciation : Con"cept
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See Conceit.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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