an abstract idea:structuralism is a difficult conceptthe concept of justice
a plan or intention:the centre has kept firmly to its original concept
an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity:a new concept in corporate hospitality
[as modifier] (of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of innovative design features:a concept car for next month’s Geneva motor show
Philosophy an idea or mental image which corresponds to some distinct entity or class of entities, or to its essential features, or determines the application of a term (especially a predicate), and thus plays a part in the use of reason or language.
