figment

Etymology
From, from ; see ,.

Noun

 * 1) A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
 * 2) * 1989 (Sep 30), R. McNeill Alexander, "Biomechanics in the days before Newton", New Scientist volume 123, No. 1684, page 59
 * He had not seen sarcomeres: these segments were a figment of his imagination.

Usage notes

 * Often used in the form "a figment of one's imagination".

Translations

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 * Ancient: πλάσμα
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