conceptual.

Relating to ideas and concepts rather than primarily to practical execution or physical particulars.

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Words that belong together

• conceptual framework
• conceptual distinction

On the page

The paper proposed a conceptual framework.

She clarified the conceptual distinction.

The debate remained at a conceptual level.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More conceptual; most conceptual where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.