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notion

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no·tion  (nshn)
n.
1. A belief or opinion.
2. A mental image or representation; an idea or conception.
3. A fanciful impulse; a whim. See Synonyms at idea.
4. notions Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread.

[Middle English nocioun, concept, from Latin nti, ntin-, from ntus, known, past participle of nscere, to get to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]
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notion
Noun
1. an idea or opinion
2. a whim [Latin notio a becoming acquainted (with)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.notion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force"
effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"
first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails"
hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
2.notion - a general inclusive concept
concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
mumpsimus - a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen"
3.notion - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
4.notion - (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"
article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
ribbon - notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

notion
Translations
Spanish notion [ˈnəuʃən] nnoción f; concepto (= opinion); opinión f
French notion [ˈnəuʃən] nidée f (= concept); notion f;
notions npl (US) (= haberdashery); mercerie f

German notion [ˈnəuʃən] nVorstellung f;
notions (US) npl (= haberdashery) → Kurzwaren pl

Italian notion [ˈnəuʃən] nidea (= concept); nozione f

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But as the colossal skull embraces so very large a proportion of the entire extentof the skeleton; as it is by far the most complicated part; and as nothing is to be repeated concerning it in this chapter, you must not fail to carry it in your mind, or under your arm, as we proceed, otherwise you will not gain a complete notion of the general structure we are about to view.
Socrates reminds Meno that this is only an enumeration of the virtues and not a definition of the notion which is common to them all.
If, however, we know of a very large number of cases in which A is followed by B, and few or none in which the sequence fails, we shall in PRACTICE be justified in saying "A causes B," provided we do not attach to the notion of cause any of the metaphysical superstitions that have gathered about the word.
 
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