notion

  1. Noun.  Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notæ.
  2. Noun.  A sentiment; an opinion.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) Sense; mind. Shakespeare.
  4. Noun.  (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions.
  5. Noun.  (colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it.

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