noun
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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popular imagination created a world of demons
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imagination reveals what the world could be
• Syn: ↑imagination, ↑vision
• Derivationally related forms: ↑imaginative, ↑imagine (for: ↑imagination)
• Hypernyms: ↑creativity, ↑creativeness, ↑creative thinking
• Hyponyms:
↑imaginary place, ↑mythical place, ↑fictitious place, ↑fancy, ↑fantasy, ↑phantasy, ↑dream, ↑dreaming, ↑imaginary being, ↑imaginary creature
Useful english dictionary. 2012.