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Notional

adjective
1.
Not based on fact; unreal.  Synonyms: fanciful, imaginary.  "A small child's imaginary friends" , "To create a notional world for oneself"
2.
Not based on fact or investigation.  Synonym: speculative.  "Speculative knowledge"
3.
Indulging in or influenced by fancy.  Synonym: fanciful.  "All the notional vagaries of childhood"
4.
Being of the nature of a notion or concept.  Synonyms: conceptional, ideational.  "To improve notional comprehension" , "A notional response to the question"






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"Notional" Quotes from Famous Books



... is in truth any such treasure lying dead? And whether it be of great consequence to the public that it should be real rather than notional? ...
— The Querist • George Berkeley



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