visioun
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Latin vīsiōnem, accusative singular of vīsiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
visioun (plural visiouns)
- A vision; an illusory image, apparition or mirage.
- A religious experience or event; a divine vision or foretelling (especially in one's rest)
- A retelling of a vision or foretelling; a narrative about a vision.
- (rare) The power or sense of eyesight; visual perception.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “vī̆siǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
visioun oblique singular, f (oblique plural visiouns, nominative singular visioun, nominative plural visiouns)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of vision
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- enm:Eye
- enm:Literature
- enm:Sleep
- enm:Vision
- Old French lemmas
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