/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/
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Meaning
The power of your mind to make pictures and ideas of things that are not there.
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Word origin
From Latin imaginari, to make a picture in the mind, from imago, an image.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- imago
- English cognates
- image, imagine
Grammar
Examples
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Imagination lets you see things in your mind that are not really there.
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"Use your imagination" means make up your own pictures and ideas.
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If something is "in your imagination", it exists only in your mind.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 1: imagination, pee, noble and 7 more words.