in conception

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

referring to the original idea or design of something

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Examples (10)

  • His work is strikingly fresh in conception.
  • The project was brilliant in conception, but flawed in execution.
  • The building's design, simple in conception, is remarkably complex.
  • The novel was ambitious in conception, spanning three generations.
  • The marketing campaign was flawed in conception from the very beginning.
  • The software, elegant in conception, aimed to simplify a complicated process.
  • The political theory was radical in conception for its time.
  • This new recycling system is simple in conception and easy to follow.
  • The law, though noble in conception, proved difficult to enforce.
  • The sculpture was grand in conception and required a huge team to create.