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notional

adjective

Being of the nature of a notion or concept

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
N
Ends with
L
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈnəʊʃənəl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Being of the nature of a notion or concept

    “A plan abstract and conceptional”

adjective

  1. Indulging in or influenced by fancy

    “A fanciful mind”

adjective

  1. Not based on fact or investigation

    “A notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs”

adjective

  1. Not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

    “{'source': 'F.D.Roosevelt', 'text': 'the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties'}”

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Example Sentences

A plan abstract and conceptional
To improve notional comprehension
A notional response to the question
A fanciful mind
All the notional vagaries of childhood
A notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
Speculative knowledge
{'source': 'F.D.Roosevelt', 'text': 'the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties'}
A small child's imaginary friends
To create a notional world for oneself

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