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notional definition

no·tional (nō′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. of, expressing, or consisting of notions, or concepts
  2. imaginary; not actual to inhabit a notional world
  3. ☆ having visionary ideas; given to whims; fanciful
  4. Gram. having full lexical, as distinguished from relational, meaning “have” is notional in “we have a problem” and relational in “we have solved a problem”

Etymology: ML notionalis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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