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   No·tion

   /ˈnōSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a conception of or belief about something: "children have different notions about the roles of their parents" Similar ideabeliefconceptconceptionconvictionopinionviewthoughtimpressionimageperceptionmental pictureassumptionpresumptionhypothesistheorysuppositionfeelingfunny feelingsuspicionsneaking suspicionhunchunderstandingideaawarenessknowledgeclueinklinginformal:the foggiest idea/notion
   • 2. an impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind: "she had a notion to call her friend at work" Similar impulseinclinationwhimdesirewishfancycapricewhimsy
   • ▪ aspirations or pretensions beyond what might be expected of one's social position or role: Irish "he himself has notions about his chances in the marriage stakes"
   • 3. items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) ‘idea’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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