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imaginarinesses

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im⋅ag⋅i⋅nar⋅y

[i-maj-uh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–adjective
1. existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
–noun
2. Mathematics. imaginary number.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L imāginārius, equiv. to imāgin-, (s. of imāgō) image + -ārius -ary


im⋅ag⋅i⋅nar⋅i⋅ly, adverb
im⋅ag⋅i⋅nar⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. fanciful, visionary, shadowy, chimerical, baseless, illusory.


1. real.
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Main Entry: imag·i·nary
Pronunciation: im-'aj-&-"ner-E
Function: adjective
: existing only in imagination : lacking factualreality <imaginary fears> imaginary>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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