单词 | notional |
释义 | notional —notionality, n. —notionally, adv. /noh"sheuh nl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea. 2. of the nature of a notion or idea: a notional response to the question. 3. abstract, theoretical, or speculative, as reflective thought. 4. not real or actual; ideal or imaginary: to create a notional world for oneself. 5. given to or full of foolish or fanciful ideas or moods. 6. Gram. a. relating to the meaning expressed by a linguistic form. b. having full lexical meaning, in contrast to relational. 7. Semantics. belonging to a class of words that express clear concepts rather than relations between concepts; presentive. Cf. relational (def. 3), symbolic (def. 4). [1590-1600; NOTION + -AL1] |
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