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imagination

/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ noun A2
  1. The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images. (countable, uncountable) · Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties.
  2. Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing. (countable, uncountable) · You think someone's been following you? That's just your imagination.
  3. Creativity; resourcefulness. (countable, uncountable) · His imagination makes him a valuable team member.
  4. A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined. (countable, uncountable)

Plural imaginations

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But it will take more than imagination to carry Dorothy back to Kansas, and I’m sure I don’t know how it can be done.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 115 · B2
It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 19 · C1
There’d be no scope for imagination then, would there?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 19 · C1
Was it my imagination that there was an undertone of fear rather than of hope in the question?
The Valley of Fear, p. 56 · C1

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