a general notion or idea; conception.

an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.

a directly conceived or intuited object of thought.

Informal . to develop a concept of; conceive

Experts pooled their talents to concept the new car.

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being , concrete

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abstraction , apprehension , approach , big idea , brainchild , brain wave , conceit , conception , conceptualization , consideration , fool notion , hypothesis , image , impression , intellection , notion , perception , slant , supposition , theory , thought , twist , view , wrinklenotes:a concept is a more definite , more unitary , more complete type of notion than is a conception , which is more of an ideational structure with a potential for realization (rather like a schema) , conviction , idea , opinion