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Added 29 September 2026

vision

/ˈvɪʒ.ən/ noun

In Latin: visus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vision at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The sense or ability of sight.
Something seen; an object perceived visually.
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.

verb

To imagine something as if it were to be true.
To present as in a vision.
To provide with a vision. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Origin

From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.

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