Meaning of idea | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Acronym of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. 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.
3. An object in the mind. For Plato, the metaphysical pattern of which real objects are pale reflections.
4. The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal.
   obsolete
5. third-person singular present indicative
6. idea, concepto;fixed ___ → ___ fija.
7. The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic.
   obsolete
8. second-person singular imperative
9. Something, such as a thought or conception, that is the product of mental activity.
10. An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
11. An opinion, conviction, or principle: has some strange political ideas.
12. More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
13. A plan, purpose, or goal: She started school with the idea of becoming a doctor.
14. A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
15. A purposeful aim or goal; intent
16. The gist or significance: The idea of the article is that investing in green technology can save you money in the long run.
17. A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
18. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation: They have this idea that we can just drop what we're doing and go to the park.
19. A musical theme or melodic subject.
20. Music A theme or motif.
    Music
21. Philosophy a. In the philosophy of Plato, a non-physical form or archetype to which beings in phenomenal reality correspond only as imperfect replicas.
    Philosophy
22. Obsolete A mental image of something remembered.
    Obsolete

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Examples

“The idea that the same experiments always get the same results, no matter who performs them, is one of the cornerstones of science’s claim to objective truth. If a systematic campaign of replication does not lead to the same results, then either the original research is flawed (as the replicators claim) or the replications are (as many of the original researchers on priming contend). Either way, something is awry.”

“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.”

“Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.”

“Ideas won't go to jail.”

“I have an idea of how we might escape.”

“Yeah, that's the idea.”

“My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.”

“Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.”

“He had the wild idea that if he leant forward a little, he might be able to touch the mountain-top.”

“"To fight back, democracies need to protect key elements of democracy, like elections and the rule of law, but also profoundly reform government so that it delivers fairness, inclusion and shared prosperity," the IDEA said.”

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