conceptional C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /kənˈsɛpʃənəl/ UK /kənˈsepʃənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to a concept or to conception The disagreement was conceptional rather than practical. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to a concept or to... conceptualnotionalabstractideational ↔ Opposites concreteactual Word family Derived forms conceptionally Related forms conceptionconceiveconcept Etymology AI details From conception + -al. Conception derives from Latin conceptionem, from concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take'). conceptio Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # conceptional **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈsɛpʃənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈsepʃənəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to a concept or to conception ## Examples - The disagreement was conceptional rather than practical. ## Synonyms - conceptual - notional - abstract - ideational ## Antonyms - concrete - actual ## Derived Forms - conceptionally ## Related Forms - conception - conceive - concept ## Roots and Affixes - Root: conceptio - Root: capere ## Etymology From conception + -al. Conception derives from Latin conceptionem, from concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take'). ## AI Etymology Conceptional comes from conception + -al. Conception derives from Latin conceptionem, from concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take'). The historical trail runs through conceptio in Latin and capere in Latin. Morphologically, conceptional is transparent: it draws on conception + -al. Used as an adjective, conceptional now means "relating to a concept or to conception", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as conceptionally and related forms such as conception, conceive, and concept. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown