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Etymology edit

поня́ть (ponjátʹ) +‎ -тие (-tije)

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈnʲætʲɪje]
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поня́тие (ponjátijen inan (genitive поня́тия, nominative plural поня́тия, genitive plural поня́тий)

  1. idea, concept, conception, notion
    • 2006, Виктор Пелевин, “Иегова”, in Empire V; English translation from Anthony Phillips, transl., Empire V, 2016:
      Он умел в нескольких словах обозначить целое смысловое поле или сориентировать в сложном лабиринте понятий.
      On umel v neskolʹkix slovax oboznačitʹ celoje smyslovoje pole ili sorijentirovatʹ v složnom labirinte ponjatij.
      He could outline an entire intellectual field in a few words, or follow a thread of key concepts through the most labyrinthine web of ideas.
  2. comprehension
  3. (in the plural, slang) informal rules of the criminal underworld

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