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noun
1.
a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion: The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.
2.
a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.: biographical and historical figments.
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Figment
is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is convene. Does it mean:
| process of formation or growth; development |
| to come together for some public purpose |
Example Sentences
- She tells her father, but he thinks it a figment of her imagination and that she is spending too much time with the strange loner.
- Those ubiquitous smartphones are not a figment of your imagination.
- According to their view, free will is a figment of our imagination.
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Word Origin & History
figment
early 15c., from L. figmentum "something formed or fashioned, creation," related to figura "shape" (see figure (n.)).
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