conceptual

[kuh n-sep-choo-uh l]

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adjective

pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

Origin of conceptual

From the Medieval Latin word conceptuālis, dating back to 1655–65. See conceptus, -al¹

Related formscon·cep·tu·al·i·ty

[kuh n-sep-choo-al-i-tee] /kənˌsɛp tʃuˈæl ɪ ti/, nouncon·cep·tu·al·ly, adverbnon·con·cep·tu·al, adjectivenon·con·cep·tu·al·ly, adverbpost·con·cep·tu·al, adjectiveun·con·cep·tu·al, adjectiveun·con·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for conceptual

Contemporary Examples

They wrote some big checks so we could do the conceptual work.
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Andrew Romano
July 14, 2014
“There is a conceptual leap that the first assessor used,” Feldman said.
One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever
ProPublica
May 30, 2014
The work requested was already complete, produced on her terms, so no intellectual or conceptual was required.
The Myth of the Tortured Artist
Shane McAdams
January 4, 2014
They seem to demand a framing text as much as any work of conceptual art ever could.
Ad Reinhardt's Black (-on-Black) Humor
Blake Gopnik
December 2, 2013
In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion.
Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah
James Poulos
October 28, 2013

Historical Examples

We then compared the mechanism of conceptual thought to that of the cinematograph.
Creative Evolution
Henri Bergson
Conceptual logic, on the other hand, is false from the start.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8
Various
The realities which arose were not of sense but conceptual, ideal.
Life's Basis and Life's Ideal
Rudolf Eucken
The conceptual is related to the objective as a train of cars is related to the railway.
The Mystery of Space
Robert T. Browne
Rapid Dominance is a first conceptual step to deal with this possibility.
Shock and Awe
Harlan K. Ullman

British Dictionary definitions for conceptual

conceptual

adjective

relating to or concerned with concepts; abstract
concerned with the definitions or relations of the concepts of some field of enquiry rather than with the facts

Derived Formsconceptually, adverb

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Word Origin and History for conceptual

adj.

1820, "pertaining to mental conception" (there is an isolated use from 1662), from Medieval Latin conceptualis, from Latin conceptus "a collecting, gathering, conceiving," past participle of concipere (see conceive). Related: Conceptualism; conceptualist.

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conceptual

(kən-sĕp′chōō-əl)

adj.

Relating to concepts or the the formation of concepts.

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Examples from the Web for conceptual

Contemporary Examples

They wrote some big checks so we could do the conceptual work.

“There is a conceptual leap that the first assessor used,” Feldman said.

The work requested was already complete, produced on her terms, so no intellectual or conceptual was required.

They seem to demand a framing text as much as any work of conceptual art ever could.

In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion.

Historical Examples

We then compared the mechanism of conceptual thought to that of the cinematograph.

Conceptual logic, on the other hand, is false from the start.

The realities which arose were not of sense but conceptual, ideal.

The conceptual is related to the objective as a train of cars is related to the railway.

Rapid Dominance is a first conceptual step to deal with this possibility.

conceptual

Word Origin and History for conceptual

adj.

conceptual

Origin of conceptual