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notions

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnəʊʃənz/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
notions /ˈnəʊʃənz/ pl n
  1. chiefly US Canadian pins, cotton, ribbon, and similar wares used for sewing; haberdashery
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•tion /ˈnoʊʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an idea or view, esp. one's own view:His notion of comfort meant comfortable shoes.
  2. a foolish idea;
    whim:had some weird notion about space creatures.
  3. notions, [plural] small articles, as buttons, thread, or ribbon, displayed together for sale.
no•tion•al, adj. See -nota-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•tion  (nō′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a general understanding;
    vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:a notion of how something should be done.
  2. an opinion, view, or belief:That's his notion, not mine.
  3. conception or idea:his notion of democracy.
  4. a fanciful or foolish idea;
    whim:She had a notion to swim in the winter.
  5. an ingenious article, device, or contrivance;
    knickknack.
  6. notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, ribbon, and other personal items, esp. such items displayed together for sale, as in a department store.
  • Latin nōtiōn- (stem of nōtiō) examination, idea, equivalent. to nōt(us) past participle of nōscere (see notify) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1560–70
no′tion•less, adj. 
    1. 3. See idea. 
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