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vi⋅sion⋅al

[vizh-uh-nl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to visions.
2. belonging to or seen in a vision.

Origin:
1580–90; vision + -al 1


vi⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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vi·sion   (vĭzh'ən)   
n.  
    1. The faculty of sight; eyesight: poor vision.

    2. Something that is or has been seen.

  1. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision.

  2. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something.

  3. A mental image produced by the imagination.

  4. The mystical experience of seeing as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being.

  5. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.

tr.v.   vi·sioned, vi·sion·ing, vi·sions
To see in or as if in a vision; envision.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīsiō, vīsiōn-, from vīsus, past participle of vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
vi'sion·al adj., vi'sion·al·ly adv.
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