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figment

noun fig·ment \ˈfig-mənt\

: something produced by the imagination : something that does not really exist

Full Definition of FIGMENT

: something made up or contrived

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Middle English, from Latin figmentum, from fingere to shape — more at dough

First Known Use: 15th century

Synonyms: chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, hallucination, illusion, nonentity, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision

FIGMENT Defined for Kids

noun fig·ment \ˈfig-mənt\

: something imagined or made up <I thought I saw her, but it must have been a figment of my imagination.>

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