imagination
/ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ih-ma-juh-NAY-shuhn
/ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ih-ma-juh-NAY-shuhn
Meaningpicturing
Common meaning: the power of picturing things
- imaga likeness, copy, portraitLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 888 · scan
- inationnoun ending: act or power of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin imāgō ‘a likeness, copy, portrait’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry imāgō, p. 888 · dictionary scan
Roots
- imāgō, -inis Latin “a likeness, copy, portrait”
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