imagery

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image +‎ -ry.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/, /-ədʒɹi/, /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi/
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Noun

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imagery (countable and uncountable, plural imageries)

  1. The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
  2. Imitation work.
  3. Images in general, or en masse.
  4. (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
  5. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
  6. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.

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Translations

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Middle English

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Noun

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imagery

  1. Alternative form of ymagerie