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imagined

adj.
US //ˌɪˈmædʒənd// UK //ɪmˈædʒɪnd// imag·ined
  1. 1 not real (adj.)
    B1 Intermediate

    existing only in the mind; not real or physical.

    existing only in the imagination; not based on reality or physical existence.

    Example

    The child spent the afternoon playing with an imagined friend in the garden.

    Example

    The author populated the novel with imagined landscapes that felt more vivid than the grey city outside his window.

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