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   imagination

   /ɪˌmadʒɪˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses: "she'd never been blessed with a vivid imagination" Similar imaginative facultycreative powerfancyinformal:mind's eyeinterestfascinationattentionpassioncuriositypreoccupation
   • ▪ the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful: "she was set in her ways and lacked imagination" Similar creativityimaginativenesscreativenessvisioninspirationinsightinventivenessinventionresourcefulnessinitiativeingenuityenterpriseoriginalityinnovationinnovativenessindividualityunorthodoxynonconformityclevernesswitquick-wittednessgeniusflairpanacheartistryartistic power
   • ▪ the part of the mind that imagines things: "a girl who existed only in my imagination"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n-), from the verb imaginari ‘picture to oneself’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of imagination in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMAGINATION definition: 1. the ability to form pictures in the mind: 2. something that you think exists or is true…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › imaginationImagination Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMAGINATION is the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality. How to use imagination in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMAGINATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Your imagination is the ability that you have to form pictures or ideas in your mind of things that are new and exciting, or things that you have not experienced.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › imaginationImagination - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses. “popular imagination created a world of demons”. “ imagination reveals what the world could be”. synonyms: imaginativeness, vision. see more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › imaginationIMAGINATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Imagination definition: the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.. See examples of IMAGINATION used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimagination noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   imagination noun. /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/ Idioms. [uncountable, countable] the ability to create pictures in your mind; the part of your mind that does this. He has no imagination. It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant. I won't tell you his reaction—I'll leave that to your imagination.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of imagination – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   IMAGINATION definition: 1. the part of your mind that creates ideas or pictures of things that are not real or that you…. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › imaginationImagination - definition of imagination by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the action or faculty of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses. 2. creative talent or ability. 3. the product of imagining; a conception or mental creation. 4. ability to face and resolve difficulties; resourcefulness. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin]

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › imagination_nimagination, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun imagination, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › imaginationimagination - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    imagination meaning, definition, what is imagination: the ability to form pictures or ideas in...: Learn more.