NOTIONAL | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Notional

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the Latin sense): from obsolete French, or from medieval Latin notionalis ‘relating to an idea’, from notio(n-) ‘idea’ (see notion)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈnəʊʃən(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:

existing as or based on a suggestion, estimate, or theory; not existing in reality

Short Definition:

existing as or based on suggestion or theory

Examples:
  • notional budgets for hospital and community health services
Definition:

denoting or relating to an approach to grammar which is dependent on the definition of terminology (e.g. ‘a verb is a doing word’) as opposed to identification of structures and processes.

Short Definition:

denoting or relating to approach to grammar which is dependent on definition of terminology

Definition:

(in language teaching) denoting or relating to a syllabus that aims to develop communicative competence.

Short Definition:

(in language teaching) denoting or relating to syllabus that aims to develop communicative competence

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