figment

  • 11figment — [[t]fɪ̱gmənt[/t]] figments PHRASE: Ns inflect, usu v link PHR If you say that something is a figment of someone s imagination, you mean that it does not really exist and that they are just imagining it. The attack wasn t just a figment of my… …

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  • 12figment — noun (C) a figment of sb s imagination something that you imagine to be real, but does not exist: The sinister plot is just a figment of his imagination …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13figment — /fig meuhnt/, n. 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. [1400 50;… …

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  • 14figment — noun /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/ A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious. He had not seen sarcomeres: these segments were a figment of his imagination. See Also: feign, fiction, fictional …

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  • 15figment —    A term used to denote a half formed, fragmentary sound that remains below the level of a recognizable percept. The auditory perception of figments can occur in the context of a * migraine aura, * delirium, and other CNS disorders. In such… …

    Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • 16figment — fig|ment [ˈfıgmənt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: figmentum, from fingere; FIGURE1] a figment of sb s imagination something that you imagine is real, but which does not exist …

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  • 17figment — fig|ment [ fıgmənt ] noun a figment of your imagination something that you have imagined or invented and therefore does not really exist …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18figment — UK [ˈfɪɡmənt] / US noun a figment of your imagination …

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  • 19figment — [ˈfɪgmənt] noun a figment of your imagination something that you have imagined, which therefore does not really exist[/ex] …

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  • 20Figment (Arts event) — FIGMENT is an annual participatory arts event on Governors Island in New York Harbor. The mission of FIGMENT is to provide a forum for community based participatory art and experience. FIGMENT strives to build community among artists and… …

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