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Synonyms

conceptual

American  
[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əl /

adjective

  1. pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

conceptual British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • conceptuality noun
  • conceptually adverb
  • nonconceptual adjective
  • postconceptual adjective
  • unconceptual adjective

Etymology

Origin of conceptual

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

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