| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
idea |
| Synonyms: |
abstraction,
apprehension,
approach, big idea, brain wave, brainchild,
conceit,
conception, conceptualization,
consideration, fool notion,
hypothesis,
image,
impression, intellection,
notion,
perception,
slant,
supposition,
theory,
thought,
twist,
view, wrinkle
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| Notes: |
a concept is a more definite, more unitary, more complete type of notion than is a conception, which is more of an ideational structure with a potential for realization (rather like a schema) |
| Antonyms: |
being, concrete
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