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conceit
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[kənˈsiːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- excessive pride in oneself
(e.g: he was puffed up with conceit)
- an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor
(e.g: the idea of the wind's singing is a prime romantic conceit)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘notion’, also ‘quaintly decorative article’): from conceive, on the pattern of pairs such as deceive, deceit
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