notion
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noun \ˈnō-shən\Definition of NOTION
1
a (1) : an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined (2) : an inclusive general concept (3) : a theory or belief held by a person or group b : a personal inclination : whim
3
plural : small useful items : sundries
See Examples of NOTION
- He has some pretty strange notions.
- She had a vague notion about what happened.
- The study disproves any notion that dolphins are not intelligent.
- She had a notion to try skydiving.
- a sewing shop that sells fabrics, books, tools, and notions
Origin of NOTION
Latin notion-, notio, from noscere
First Known Use: 1537
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- Synonyms
- etceteras, novelties, odds and ends, sundries
See Synonym Discussion at idea
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