notion
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ʃən noun
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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a vague idea; impression |
| 2. | an idea, concept, or opinion |
| 3. | an inclination or whim |
| [C16: from Latin nōtiō a becoming acquainted (with), examination (of), from noscere to know] | |
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Word Origin & History
notion
1533 (implied in notional), from L. notionem (nom. notio) "concept," from notus, pp. of noscere "come to know" (see know). Coined by Cicero as a loan-translation of Gk. ennoia "act of thinking, notion, conception," or prolepsis "previous notion, previous conception." Notions
"miscellaneous articles" (1805, Amer.Eng.) springs from the idea of "clever invention."
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Example sentences
In some ways this is an old notion, but it has new urgency in our increasingly idea-driven world.
To him, the idea of data that cannot be saved is almost as heretical as the notion of data that is not worth saving.
No one should be surprised by the notion of teaching as a performance, although some of you may be appalled at the idea.
One aspect of that change is the notion that psychical benefit need not have much of a downside.
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