subconcept

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noun

A secondary or subsidiary concept.

OriginEnglish concept ← Middle French concept ← Latin conceptus →
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Meanings

nounsubconcept (plural subconcepts)

plural subconcepts

  1. A secondary or subsidiary concept.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Latinconceptus
  7. Middle Frenchconcept
  8. Englishconcept
  9. Englishsubconcept

From sub- + concept.

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Cite this entry
APA

subconcept. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subconcept

MLA

“subconcept.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subconcept. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subconcept,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subconcept.

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