combinedconcept
nounUK /kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkɒnsɛpt/
US /kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkɑːnsɛpt/
A combined concept is two or more ideas joined together to make one new idea.
The teacher explained that a rainbow is a combined concept of light and water.
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2. A single term that stands for several ideas put together.
The word 'brunch' is a combined concept of breakfast and lunch.
3. A plan or design made by joining different parts into one whole.
Their combined concept for the playground included a slide and a climbing wall.
4. In learning, a big idea built from smaller ideas learned earlier.
Students built a combined concept of 'ecosystem' from lessons on plants, animals, and weather.