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conceit

1. con.ceit \k*n-'se-t\ n [ME, fr. conceiven] 1a1: a result of mental 
   activity : THOUGHT  1a2: individual opinion  1b: favorable opinion; esp : 
   excessive appreciation of one's own wo rth or virtue 2a: a fanciful idea  
   2b: an elaborate or strained metaphor  2c: use or presence of such conceits 
   in poetry  3: a fancy article 
2. conceit vt obs  1: CONCEIVE, UNDERSTAND  dial  2: IMAGINE  dial Brit  3: 
   to take a fancy to