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conceit

/kənˈsit/kuhn-SEET
/kənˈsit/kuhn-SEET

Meaninga conception

Common meaning: vanity

Other meanings: a clever idea

Journey through time

  1. Latinconceptussource
  2. Old Frenchconceptsource
  3. Middle Englishconceiptsource
  4. Englishconceit‘vanity’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin conceptus ‘a conception’.

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