conceptual

[ kuhn-sep-choo-uhl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

Origin of conceptual

1
First recorded in 1655–65; Medieval Latin conceptuālis; see conceptus, -al1

Other words from conceptual

  • con·cep·tu·al·i·ty [kuhn-sep-choo-al-i-tee], /kənˌsɛp tʃuˈæl ɪ ti/, noun
  • con·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb
  • non·con·cep·tu·al, adjective
  • post·con·cep·tu·al, adjective
  • un·con·cep·tu·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for conceptual

conceptual

/ (kənˈsɛptjʊəl) /


adjective
  1. relating to or concerned with concepts; abstract

  2. concerned with the definitions or relations of the concepts of some field of enquiry rather than with the facts

Derived forms of conceptual

  • conceptually, adverb

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