"counterimagination" meaning in All languages combined

See counterimagination on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: counterimaginations [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + imagination. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter|imagination}} counter- + imagination Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} counterimagination (countable and uncountable, plural counterimaginations)
  1. An imagination that contradicts or opposes another imagination. Tags: countable, uncountable

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