relating to or concerned with concepts; abstract
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con•cep•tu•al /kənˈsɛptʃuəl/USA pronunciation
adj. [usually: before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Philosophyof or relating to concepts formed in the mind:the conceptual skills of children.
con•cep•tu•al
(kən sep′cho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj.
con•cep•tu•al•i•ty
(kən sep′cho̅o̅ al′i tē),USA pronunciation n.
con•cep′tu•al•ly, adv.
- pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- Medieval Latin conceptuālis. See conceptus, -al1
- 1655–65;
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