notion English · revision 7101

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=before 1398|origins=la nosco}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈnəʊʃən/ ''(UK)''; /ˈnoʊʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|notio|t=a becoming acquainted; a concept, idea]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from not-, the past participle stem of [[m|la|nosco|alt=nōscere|t=to come to know]] (see [[know]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from PIE [[ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-|alt=*gno-|t=to know]].^(Etymonline) Cicero coined it as a loan-translation of Greek ennoia, thinking, or prolēpsis, a previous conception.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A concept or conception: before 1398, in Trevisa's translation of Bartholomew;^(Barnhart 1988) the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Inclination or desire is from 1450.^(Barnhart 1988) A general concept under which a thing is comprehended is from 1567,^(OED 1989) and an opinion or somewhat vague belief from about 1600.^(Etymonline) A whim or not very rational inclination is by 1746.^(Etymonline) ''Notions'', small articles such as sewing goods sold by Yankee peddlers, is American English by 1803.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 1398 – a concept.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1450 – inclination.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * c. 1600 – an opinion.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1746 – a whim.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1803 – notions, small wares.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A belief or idea; an [[opinion]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A general understanding; a vague idea: ''no notion of time''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A sudden desire or [[whim]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(notions, chiefly US)'' Small useful articles such as buttons and thread.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[notionless]]

+ * [[notionate]]

+ * [[prenotion]]

+ * [[notional]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[notice]]

+ * [[note]]

+ * [[know]]

+ * [[notorious]]

+ * [[cognition]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}