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1. (adj.) notional
pertaining to, expressing, or of the nature of a notion or idea.
2. notional
abstract, theoretical, or speculative.
3. notional
not real; imaginary.
4. notional
given to or full of foolish or fanciful ideas or moods.
5. notional
pertaining to or based on the meaning expressed by a linguistic item:
the notional definition of a noun as “a person, place, or thing.”
6. notional
(of a word) having full lexical rather than just grammatical meaning (contrasted with relational).
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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| Definition of 'notional' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) fanciful, imaginary, notional
not based on fact; unreal
"the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
2. (adj) notional, speculative
not based on fact or investigation
"a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"
3. (adj) fanciful, notional
indulging in or influenced by fancy
"a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
4. (adj) conceptional, ideational, notional
being of the nature of a notion or concept
"a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) notional
consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions
2. (adj) notional
existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical
3. (adj) notional
given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man
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