in idea

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Adverb[edit]

in idea (not comparable)

  1. In thought or imagination as opposed to in reality; as an abstract concept; conceptually. [from 17th c.]
    • 1790, Amelia Opie, chapter 4, in Dangers of Coquetry, volume I:
      [A]n acquaintance she soon after formed with Henry Mortimer, realized the object she had long dwelt on in idea.

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