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notion (노-션 (강세: 노))a conception or belief about something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a conception or belief about something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnoʊʃən/

Korean meaning: 개념, 관념, 생각

Korean pronunciation: 노-션 (강세: 노)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother has the bizarre notion that smartphones can read her mind.
  • The notion of working from home seemed impossible until the pandemic hit.
  • He had the ridiculous notion that he could become famous by eating 100 hamburgers on YouTube.

notion

NOUN

//ˈnoʊʃən//

a conception or belief about something

notion concept
💡 Concept

At first, the notion sounded impossible — but slowly the team began believing it could work.

notion mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

A simple notion written in a notebook eventually became a revolutionary invention. (NOTE + vision → a notion often begins as a small NOTE connected to a future VISION)

notion rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

What began as a small notion gained motion and eventually inspired total devotion.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnoʊʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnəʊʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootnot-
Suffix--ion

Origin

From Latin 'notio' meaning 'a conception or idea,' derived from 'notus' (known), the past participle of 'noscere' (to know). The word entered Middle English through Old French.

🎵Rhyme

oceanmotionpotiondevotionemotion
ocean
motion
potion
devotion
emotion

🔗Collocations

have no notion
vague notion
get the notion
romantic notion
preconceived notion
basic notion

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother has the bizarre notion that smartphones can read her mind.

The notion of working from home seemed impossible until the pandemic hit.

😄 Fun example

He had the ridiculous notion that he could become famous by eating 100 hamburgers on YouTube.

The notion of equality should be fundamental in any democratic society.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ideaconceptthoughtbeliefimpression

Antonyms

certaintyknowledgefact

Related

conceiveperceiveunderstandopiniontheory

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