First Known Use: 15th century
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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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Origin of FIGMENT
Middle English, from Latin figmentum, from fingere to shape — more at dough
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figment
noun fig·ment \ˈfig-mənt\
Definition of FIGMENT for Kids
: something imagined or made up <I thought I saw her, but it must have been a figment of my imagination.>
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