Figmentation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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