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ide/o — Idea or form

ide/o means idea or form. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: ideology.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Idea or form

• Ancient Greek: ἰδέα (idea)

Examples and word parts

ideology

A system of ideas that shapes how a person or group understands society.

Word parts: ide/o (idea) + -logy (study or account); idea once also meant form or appearance.

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Related thought & mind terms

• psych/o — Mind

  psychology

• ment- — Mind

  mental

• cogn- — Knowing or recognizing

  cognition

• noet- — Intellectual understanding

  noetic

• log/o — Word or reason

  logic

• ration- — Reason or reckoning

  rational

• intellect- — Understanding

  intellect

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