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con·cep·tu·al

(kən-sĕp′cho͞o-əl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to concepts or mental conception: conceptual discussions that antedated development of the new product.

2. Of or relating to conceptualism.

[Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Late Latin conceptus, a thought; see concept.]

con·cep′tu·al·ly adv.

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conceptual

(kənˈsɛptjʊəl)

adj

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

conˈceptually adv

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con•cep•tu•al

(kənˈsɛp tʃu əl)

adj.

pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

[1655–65; < Medieval Latin conceptuālis. See conceptus, -al¹]

con•cep`tu•al′i•ty, n.

con•cep′tu•al•ly, adv.

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Adj.

conceptual - being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"; "sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category"

abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"

conceptual

adjective

Existing only in the imagination:

chimeric, chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, imaginary, notional, unreal, visionary.

Translations

konzeptionellkonzeptuell

concettuale

концептуальный

conceptual

[kənˈseptjʊəl]

A. ADJ → conceptual

B. CPD conceptual art N → arte m conceptual

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conceptual

[kənˈsɛptʃuəl] adj → conceptuel(le)

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conceptual

adj thinking → begrifflich; is this a conceptual possibility? → ist ein solcher Begriff überhaupt denkbar?

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conceptual

[kənˈsɛptjʊəl] adj → concettuale

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