English Explanatory Dictionary

conceptional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to conception.
  2. Relating to a concept, idea, or thought. (More often, conceptual.)

Pronunciation

/kənˈsɛpʃənəl/ en-us-conceptional.ogg

Word forms

conceptional more conceptional most conceptional

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōlbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conceptional From conception + -al.

Derived words

conceptionalist conceptionally periconceptional postconceptional preconceptional
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