prenotion

[ pree-noh-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a preconception.

Origin of prenotion

1
1580–90; <Latin praenōtiōn- (stem of praenōtiō) an innate idea. See pre-, notion

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How to use prenotion in a sentence

  • As new things require new names, so that prenotion was called by Epicurus; an appellation never used before.

    Cicero's Tusculan Disputations | Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • This art of memory is but built upon two intentions; the one prenotion, the other emblem.

British Dictionary definitions for prenotion

prenotion

/ (priːˈnəʊʃən) /


noun
  1. a rare word for preconception

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