[noh-shuh
n] 
| 1. | a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done. |
| 2. | an opinion, view, or belief: That's his notion, not mine. |
| 3. | conception or idea: his notion of democracy. |
| 4. | a fanciful or foolish idea; whim: She had a notion to swim in the winter. |
| 5. | an ingenious article, device, or contrivance; knickknack. |
| 6. | notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, ribbon, and other personal items, esp. such items displayed together for sale, as in a department store. |
no·tion (nō'shən)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[Middle English nocioun, concept, from Latin nōtiō, nōtiōn-, from nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.] |
