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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.
EXPANDan ingenious article, device, or contrivance; knickknack.
6.
COLLAPSEnotions, small articles, as buttons, thread, ribbon, and other personal items, especially such items displayed together for sale, as in a department store.
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Notion
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- This notion is superficially puzzling.
- Where did you get this quaint notion that all forumites are equal?
- In short its a ridiculous ill conceived notion.
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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
EXPAND"miscellaneous articles" (1805, Amer.Eng.) springs from the idea of "clever invention."
COLLAPSE
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