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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Long notional exposure on the Russell 2000 is at a three-year high, and Chew points out that the average long position has an unrealized gain of 2.5% at present.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Of that notional group of clubs, only Arsenal go into the upcoming season with the same manager they had at the start of the 2025-26 campaign.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Total crypto notional trading volumes were $40 billion, including a 35% drop in Robinhood App Notional Volumes to $18 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
U.S. notional volume of levered ETFs is about $90 billion, up from almost nothing a decade ago, per Goldman Sachs data.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
When two partners divide up the profits of a business between them they assign a notional book value to the stock in hand.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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