imaginary
Imagination; fancyImagination; fancy.
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» The dragon is an imaginary creature.
Der Drache ist ein Fantasiewesen. — Manfredo
Дракон — это выдуманное существо. — al_ex_an_der
Дракон — это вымышленное существо. — Hellerick
Дракон — це вигадана істота. — Ahha
Дракон — вигадана істота. — iceman
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3 sensesImagination; fancy.
(countable)An imaginary number.
The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.
- (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
Examples
96 sentencesThe dragon is an imaginary creature.
Дракон — це вигадана істота. — Ahha
ruДракон — это выдуманное существо. — al_ex_an_der
deDer Drache ist ein Fantasiewesen. — Manfredo
Dragons are imaginary animals.
Дракони - уявні тварини. — ChickenKiev
ruДраконы — это вымышленные животные. — Vixen96
deDrachen sind imaginäre Tiere. — xtofu80
I called my imaginary friend Tom.
ruЯ позвонил своему воображаемому другу Тому. — marafon
Tom told Mary about his imaginary friend.
ruТом рассказал Мэри про своего воображаемого друга. — odexed
deTom erzählte Maria von seinem unsichtbaren Freund. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All the characters in this book are imaginary.
ruВсе персонажи в этой книге вымышленные. — zwhzwh
deAlle Charaktere dieses Buches sind erfunden. — Tamy
Origin
From Middle English ymaginarie, ymagynary, from Latin imāginārius (“relating to images, faFrom Middle English ymaginarie, ymagynary, from Latin imāginārius (“relating to images, fancied”), from imāgō, equivalent to imagine + -ary.
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Forms
plural: imaginaries| Singular | imaginary |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1:complex numbercomplex quantityimaginary number
See also
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