notional
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
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of the nature of a notion or idea.
a notional response to the question.
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abstract, theoretical, or speculative, as reflective thought.
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not real or actual; ideal or imaginary.
to create a notional world for oneself.
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given to or full of foolish or fanciful ideas or moods.
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Grammar.
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relating to the meaning expressed by a linguistic form.
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having full lexical meaning, in contrast to relational.
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Semantics. belonging to a class of words that express clear concepts rather than relations between concepts; presentive.
adjective
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relating to, expressing, or consisting of notions or ideas
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not evident in reality; hypothetical or imaginary
a notional tax credit
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characteristic of a notion or concept, esp in being speculative or imaginary; abstract
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grammar
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(of a word) having lexical meaning
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another word for semantic
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Notional figures are an estimate of what the result would have been if everyone voted in the same way as they did in 2019.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024
"Approximately 93% of Holders of the Notional Amount of Securities outstanding were represented for quorum purposes and approximately 91% of such Holders had voted in favour of the Extraordinary Resolution," the statement added.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022
A few weeks ago, Celsius owed nearly $650 million to the platforms Maker, AAVE, Notional Finance and Compound, collateralized by about $1.6 billion in crypto.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022
Diller moved two of IAC's youth-oriented production companies, CollegeHumor and Notional, under Silverman's control and gave Silverman funds to start brokering partnerships with additional producers.
From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2011
Notional sound made by a person or object teleporting in or out of the hearer's vicinity.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.
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