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Word entry · 4 letters

idea

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"Mental concept"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /aɪ̯ˈdɪə̯/Part of speech nounSorted adeiStarts with IEnds with A9 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Thought or suggestion

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “to see”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”). Cognate with French idée. Doublet of idée. Related to idol, idolum, and eidolon.

Used in a sentence

  • The remembrance whereof (which yet I beare deepely imprinted in my minde) representing me her visage and Idea so lively and so naturally, doth in some sort reconcile me unto her.
  • The mere idea of you is enough to excite me.
  • Ideas won't go to jail.

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Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues

01Mental concept4 letters
02Mental spark4 letters
03Spark of thought4 letters
04Thought for a plan4 letters
05Thought for a solution4 letters
06Thought or plan4 letters
07Thought worth trying4 letters
08Thought or suggestion4 letters

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