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notion noun 1 an impression, conception or understanding. 2 a belief or principle. 3 an inclination, whim or fancy. 4 (notions) originally N Amer, especially US small items used in sewing such as pins, needles, threads and fastenings, etc. notional adj 1 existing in imagination only. 2 theoretical. 3 hypothetical. 4 grammar having a full meaning of its own. notionalist noun a theorist. notionally adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin notio an idea.