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How to pronounce “conceit”
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Pronunciation guide for conceit
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of conceit with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Michael Pollan: A plant's-eye view 17 minutes
Although it's really nothing more than a literary conceit; it's not a technology.
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. [14th–18th c.]
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How to pronounce conceit
Michael Pollan: A plant's-eye view 17 minutes
Although it's really nothing more than a literary conceit; it's not a technology.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “conceit”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. [14th–18th c.]
- The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
- Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
- (obsolete) Opinion, (neutral) judgment. [14th–18th c.]
- (now rare, dialectal) Esteem, favourable opinion. [from 15th c.]
- (countable) A novel or fanciful idea; a whim. [from 16th c.]
- (countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]
- (uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]
- Design; pattern.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete) To form an idea; to think.
- (obsolete, transitive) To conceive.
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