"figment of one's imagination" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: figments of one's imagination [plural]
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  1. (figurative) A product of the imagination. Tags: figuratively Translations (product of the imagination): parto della fantasia (Italian), fantazja [feminine] (Polish), imaginacja [feminine] (Polish)

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