Main Entry: 1con·cept
Pronunciation: \'kän-?sept\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin conceptum, neuter of conceptus, past participle of concipere to conceive — more at conceive
Date: 1556
1 : something conceived in the mind : thought, notion
2 : an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances
in the Analytic school of philosophy, the subject matter of philosophy, which philosophers of the Analytic school hold to be concerned with the salient features of the language in which people speak of concepts at issue. Concepts are thus logical, not mental, entities. A typical instance of the use of concept is in The Concept of Mind (1949) by Gilbert Ryle, an Oxford Analyst, which implies that the purpose of the author is not to investigate matters of fact empirically (i.e., by the methods of psychology) about the mind itself but to investigate its “logical geography.” Similarly, ... (100 of 138 words)
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Main Entry: tribe
Pronunciation: \'trib\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tribus, a division of the Roman people, tribe
Date: 13th century
1 a : a social group comprising numerous families, clans, or generations together with slaves, dependents, or adopted strangers b : a political division of the Roman people originally representing one of the three original tribes of ancient Rome c : phyle
2 : a group of persons having a common character, occupation, or interest
3 : a category of taxonomic classification ranking below a subfamily; also : a natural group irrespective of taxonomic rank <the cat tribe> <the rose tribe>
in anthropology, a notional form of human social organization based on a set of smaller groups (known as bands), having temporary or permanent political integration, and defined by traditions of common descent, language, culture, and ideology.
Main Entry: 1trib·al
Pronunciation: \'tri-b?l\
Function: adjective
Date: 1632
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe <tribal customs>
— trib·al·ly \-b?-le\ adverb
Main Entry: 2tribal
Function: noun
Date: 1953
: a member of an aboriginal people of India —usually used in plural
