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- pronunciation:
- no
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an idea, opinion, or view.
The notion that the earth moved around the sun was unacceptable to church leaders of the time.- synonyms:
- idea, thought, view
- similar words:
- abstraction, assumption, belief, concept, conviction, impression, opinion
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| definition 2: |
a general or ill-formed idea.
I have some notions about teaching that I'd like to develop and put into practice.- synonyms:
- concept, idea
- similar words:
- abstraction
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| definition 3: |
a fanciful idea or impulse.
I suddenly had a notion to go out and buy myself a dog.- synonyms:
- abstraction, conceit, crotchet, fancy, idea, kink, whim, whimsy
- similar words:
- caprice, dream, eccentricity, humor, vagary
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| related words: |
clue, daydream, fancy, fantasy, feeling, glimpse, idea, image, impression, prospect, theme, theory, viewpoint, whim |
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