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Imagery

//ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the ability to form mental images of things or events wordnet
  3. 3
    Imitation work. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Images in general, or en masse. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Unreal show; imitation; appearance. countable, figuratively, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.

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