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Opinion in Webster's 1913 dictionary

The 1913 record labels opinion as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.

WEBSTER 1913noun
Opinion

[F., from L. opinio. See Opine.]

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Headwordopinion
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[F., from L. opinio. See Opine.]
Selected historical definitionThat which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action.
Signed record IDwebster1913-opinion-noun-8a87ea6ac13c
Source locatorCIDE.O, paragraph 2520; Gutenberg eBook 665
Edition-scoped answerNot earliest-attestation proofNot modern consensus
Independent historical textProject Gutenberg section 665Signed structural record sourceGNU GCIDE 0.54 archive
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In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "opinion" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[F., from L. opinio. See Opine.]" The selected historical definition says: "That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action."

Project Gutenberg Webster 1913 plus signed GNU GCIDE 0.54 Exact cross-verified historical record reviewed 2026-10-04

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