"imaginability" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From imagine + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imagine|ability}} imagine + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} imaginability (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being imaginable. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: imaginableness Translations (quality): imaginabilitate (Romanian)
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