"imaginist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: imaginists [plural]
Etymology: From imagine + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imagine|ist}} imagine + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} imaginist (plural imaginists)
  1. An imaginative person.
    Sense id: en-imaginist-en-noun-53IUkWSB
  2. (literature) One of the Russian poets belonging to the imaginism movement. Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-imaginist-en-noun-8Y4Hom7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 8 92 Topics: literature, media, publishing

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