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idea
  1. (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. [from 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal. [16th-19th c.]
  3. (obsolete) The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic. [16th-18th c.]
  4. An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. [from 16th c.]
  5. More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. [from 17th c.]
  6. A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. [from 17th c.]
  7. A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression. [from 17th c.]
  8. (music) A musical theme or melodic subject. [from 18th c.]
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  10. Examples:
    1. “This application was entirely Enid's idea, and she deserves all the credit.”
      “Her idea of a good time is to do something awful you'll regret.”
      “The idea of this exercise is to promote teamwork and build leadership skills.”
ideation
  1. The conceptualization of a mental image.
  2. (often business) The synthesis of ideas.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The ideation was associated with some paranoid delusions about his boss, and he intended to kill his boss.”
      “As Liz Frost explores, there is an elision between the consumer power of youth in the Western world, and its ideation as physical perfection.”
      “Depression causes anhedonia, self reproach, suicidal ideation, and indecisiveness.”
ideate
  1. (metaphysics) The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
ideator
  1. One who ideates; one who holds or generates an idea, or synthesizes a concept.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Steve, the brilliant ideator, consistently amazed his team with his innovative and out-of-the-box ideas.”
      “Together, the team at Ideator and Emilie are raising money to work on the first version of the mobile application.”
idear
  1. (Appalachia) Eye dialect spelling of idea.
ideahood
  1. The property or state of being an idea.
ideat
  1. Alternative form of ideate
ideations
ideators
  1. plural of ideator
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Active suicidal ideators were defined as people who were seriously thinking, planning, or wishing to commit suicide.”
ideats
  1. plural of ideat
idears
  1. plural of idear
ideas
  1. plural of idea
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Enid deserves credit for turning her ideas into reality.”
      “I choose to be agnostic because I don't like any ideas related to a predesigned existence.”
      “Everyone was set to proceed with what seemed like the obvious solution, but Steve had alternative ideas.”
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