Dictionary

conceptual en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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/kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/ (UK)
/kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/ (Canada, General-American)
/kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊəl/ (UK)
/kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

Meanings

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
- The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
Existing only in the imagination.
- We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
Of or relating to conceptualism.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more conceptual	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most conceptual	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

Descendants

konzeptuell

concept · conceptualism

Synonyms

ideal (imaginary) · notional (of a concept) · conceptualistic · notional (imaginary) · imaginary (imaginary) · ideal (of a concept)

Translations (42)

fi konseptualistinen (of, or relating to conceptualism) · id konseptual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · pt concetual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · de konzeptionell (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · fi konseptuaalinen (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · uk концептуа́льний (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · lv jēdzienisks (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · pt conceitual (of, or relating to conceptualism) · sv begreppsmässig (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · yi באַגריפֿיק (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · ru концептуа́льный (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · sv konceptuell (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · ca conceptual (of, or relating to conceptualism) · fr conceptuel (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · el εννοιοκρατικός (of, or relating to conceptualism) · fi käsitteellinen (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · fi konsepti- (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · pt conceitual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · el εννοιολογικός (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · ca conceptual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · bg умозрителен (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · tl dalumatin (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · lv konceptuāls (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · nl conceptueel (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · da konceptuel (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · be канцэптуа́льны (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · fi ajatuksellinen (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · fi käsite- (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · hu fogalmi (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · ja 概念的 (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · lv konceptuāls (of, or relating to conceptualism) · tl dalumatin (of, or relating to conceptualism) · uk концептуа́льний (of, or relating to conceptualism) · pl konceptualny (of, or relating to conceptualism) · pt concetual (of, or relating to conceptualism) · gl conceptual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · kk тұжырымдамалық (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · es conceptual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · pt conceptual (of, or relating to conceptualism) · pt conceptual (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · sv begreppslig (of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination) · id konseptual (of, or relating to conceptualism)