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visional Definition


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vision
noun
    1. The ability or faculty of perceiving with the eye; sight.
      Thesaurus: sight, perception, eyesight, range of view.
    2. An image conjured up vividly in the imagination.
      Thesaurus: fantasy, mirage, hallucination, illusion.
    3. The ability to perceive what is likely, and plan wisely for it; foresight.
      Thesaurus: foresight, understanding, wisdom, prescience, far-sightedness, astuteness, insight, discernment, imagination.
    4. An image communicated supernaturally, especially by God; an apparition.
      Thesaurus: revelation, apparition.
    5a. The picture on a TV screen;
    5b. The quality of such a picture.
    6. Someone or something of overwhelming beauty.
      Example: a vision in pink taffeta
Derivative: visional
adj
    Etymology: 13c: from Latin visio sight, from videre, visum to see.



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