Meaning & use
ideational
Relating to the forming of ideas or to abstract thought rather than concrete, physical reality.
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The workshop focused on the ideational stage of design, before any prototypes were built.
Linguists study the ideational function of language, or how it represents thoughts and experiences.
A note on using this word
Ideational is a technical term common in linguistics, psychology, and design theory; it is rarely used in everyday speech.
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conceptualabstract
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