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conceptually

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kənˈsɛp.tjʊə.li/
  • UK: /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊə.li/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.ə.li/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.ə.li/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S EH1 P CH UW0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a conceptual manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conceptionally, notionally

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a conceptual manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he can no longer think conceptually
  • conceptually, the idea is quite simple

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? 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 *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English conceptually From conceptual + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: conceptuosament — in a conceptual manner
  • Czech: koncepčně — in a conceptual manner
  • Finnish: käsitteellisesti — in a conceptual manner
  • Galician: conceptualmente — in a conceptual manner
  • Portuguese: concetualmente — in a conceptual manner
  • Portuguese: conceptualmente — in a conceptual manner
  • Spanish: conceptualmente — in a conceptual manner