Meanings
nounreconceptualization (countable and uncountable, plural reconceptualizations)
plural reconceptualizations · alternative reconceptualisation
- countableuncountableThe act or process of reconceptualizing, of developing a new concept for something
Hmm. All this reconceptualization, and scoring and even sound effects: sounds like filmmaking to me.
2009 February 1, Virginia Heffernan, “Click and Jane”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
- Latinconcipiō
- Latinconceptus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinconceptuālis
- Englishconceptual
- Englishconceptualize
- Englishreconceptualize
- Englishreconceptualization
From reconceptualize + -ation.
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APA
reconceptualization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconceptualization
MLA
“reconceptualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconceptualization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconceptualization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconceptualization.
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