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noun
- That which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity; a thought or a concept
- Ideas won't go to jail."A. Whitney Griswold (1952)
- Someone's opinion, belief or conviction that is accepted as true
- An intuitive notion; a feeling or hunch
- A plan or scheme for doing something, or an intention
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject
(rfc, This section includes terms derived from terms in this list (eg, "ideally" from "ideal") which should be moved out of this table; further, not all terms are derived from "idea": those beginning "ideo-" are certainly not)
Translations: - Dutch: idee , ingeving , gedachte
- French: idée
- German: Idee , Ahnung
- Italian: idea
- Spanish: idea {{f(es)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (idea) "notion, pattern", from (polytonic, áá) (idein) "to see".
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