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It is similar in meaning to 'have an idea' and is typically used to signify that one has a general feeling of how something is, rather than an exact idea. For example: "I don't know what to do about the situation at work. I have a notion that it can be fixed, though."
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We were only beginning to have a notion of what DNA was like.
But I have a notion: The Republicans are finally having their '60s.
I have a notion I will soon be alone in Pluto.
However, he did have a notion for the apartment's small garden.
Now they have a notion, as Mr. Lasko noted, of "heading south," perhaps to Branson, Mo., or Texas.
Surely it's impossible to have a notion of consistency when there are degrees of abuse/humour/banter/whatever.
DAVID DENBY: Because they have a notion of what has worked in the box office in the past, and they want to repeat it with only minor variations.
Once we have a notion in our sights, we can attack it with an arsenal of tools: cognitive, psychoanalytic, even spiritual.
"Surely you and every body have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you," Catherine tells her friend Nelly.
"In India we have a notion of taboos," Mr. Reddy said, despite ancient India's temple works that featured women's bodies openly.
Yet "in the back of your mind," he admits, "you have a notion of what a masterpiece would look like, and you know you've missed again.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com