Figmentation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A figment of the imagination; something imaginary. nonstandard

    "The first two are so vivid that even at this date, over two years later, it is — and I write with frank candor — difficult, if not impossible, for me to discount or pass them from memory as a pure figmentation of the subconscious."

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"The first two are so vivid that even at this date, over two years later, it is — and I write with frank candor — difficult, if not impossible, for me to discount or pass them from memory as a pure figmentation of the subconscious."

Etymology

From figment + -ation, or perhaps a confused blend of figment of the imagination.

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