Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preconcept

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-con-cept
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mental precursor to a fully-formed concept.

Example Sentences

"But out of their earliest concept of number, as a preconcept, a true concept may be constructed, by the child becoming aware of their own mental operations using the preconcept."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin conceptusder. Middle French conceptbor. English concept English preconcept From pre- + concept.

Inflected Forms

preconcepts (plural)

Questions

What does preconcept mean?: The mental precursor to a fully-formed concept.
Where does preconcept come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin conceptusder. Middle French conceptbor. English concept English preconcept From pre- + concept.

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