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1.
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
2.
of the nature of a notion or idea: a notional response to the question.
3.
abstract, theoretical, or speculative, as reflective thought.
4.
not real or actual; ideal or imaginary: to create a notional world for oneself.
5.
EXPANDgiven to or full of foolish or fanciful ideas or moods.
6.
Grammar.
a.
relating to the meaning expressed by a linguistic form.
b.
having full lexical meaning, in contrast to relational.
7.
COLLAPSESemantics. belonging to a class of words that express clear concepts rather than relations between concepts; presentive. Compare relational (def. 3), symbolic (def. 4).
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Notional
is always a great word to know.
So is solidus. Does it mean:
| a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: |
| a symbol (∼) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values. |
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| notional (ˈnəʊʃənəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, expressing, or consisting of notions or ideas |
| 2. | not evident in reality; hypothetical or imaginary: a notional tax credit |
| 3. | characteristic of a notion or concept, esp in being speculative or imaginary; abstract |
| 4. | grammar |
| a. (of a word) having lexical meaning | |
| b. another word for semantic | |
| 'notionally | |
| —adv | |
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