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notion

/ˈnəʊʃən/NOH-shuhn
/ˈnoʊʃən/NOH-shuhn

Meaningan inquiry, an idea

Common meaning: an idea

Journey through time

  1. Latinnotionemsource
  2. Frenchnotionsource
  3. Englishnotion‘an idea’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin notionem ‘an inquiry, an idea’.

Roots

  • notionem Latin “an inquiry, an idea”

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