concept (noun)

  • 121acceptation — noun Date: 15th century 1. acceptance; especially favorable reception or approval 2. a generally accepted meaning of a word or understanding of a concept …

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  • 122area — noun Etymology: Latin, open space, threshing floor; perhaps akin to Latin arēre to be dry more at arid Date: 1538 1. a level piece of ground 2. the surface included within a set of lines; specifically the number of unit squares equal in measure… …

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  • 123attitude — noun Etymology: French, from Italian attitudine, literally, aptitude, from Late Latin aptitudin , aptitudo fitness more at aptitude Date: 1668 1. the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure ; posture 2. a …

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  • 124avatar — noun Etymology: Sanskrit avatāraḥ descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava away + tarati he crosses over more at ukase, through Date: 1784 1. the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2. a. an incarnation in human form b. an …

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  • 125comparable worth — noun Date: 1983 the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility …

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  • 126conception — noun Etymology: Middle English concepcioun, from Anglo French concepcion, from Latin conception , conceptio, from concipere Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or …

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  • 127dialectic — noun Etymology: Middle English dialetik, from Anglo French dialetiqe, from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē, from feminine of dialektikos of conversation, from dialektos Date: 14th century 1. logic 1a(1) 2. a …

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  • 128incarnation — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form (2) capitalized the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ b. a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept; especially a person showing a… …

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