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im⋅age⋅ry

  [im-ij-ree, im-i-juh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
2. pictorial images.
3. the use of rhetorical images.
4. figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively.
5. Psychology. mental images collectively, esp. those produced by the action of imagination.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME imagerie < OF. See image, -ery

Related forms:
im⋅a⋅ge⋅ri⋅al  [im-uh-jeer-ee-uhl] , adjective
im⋅a⋅ge⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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im·age·ry   (ĭm'ĭj-rē)   
n.   pl. im·age·ries

  1. A set of mental pictures or images.

    1. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.

    2. The use of expressive or evocative images in art, literature, or music.

    3. A group or body of related images, as in a painting or poem.

    4. Representative images, particularly statues or icons.

    5. The art of making such images.

    1. Representative images, particularly statues or icons.

    2. The art of making such images.

  4. Psychology A technique in behavior therapy in which the patient uses pleasant fantasies to relax and counteract anxiety.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

imagery

The mental pictures created by a piece of writing: “The imagery of “The Waste Land” — crumbling towers, dried-up wells, toppled tombstones — conveys the author's sense of a civilization in decay.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: im·ag·ery
Pronunciation: 'im-ij-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -eries
: mental imagesimagery>; especially : the products of imagination imagery>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

imagery im·age·ry (ĭm'ĭj-rē)
n.

  1. A set of mental pictures or images.

  2. A technique in behavior therapy in which the patient is conditioned to use pleasant fantasies to counteract the unpleasant feelings associated with anxiety.

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Bible Dictionary

Imagery

only in the phrase "chambers of his imagery" (Ezek. 8:12). (See CHAMBER.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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