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  1. 1. n. The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the ability to form mental images of things or events Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. "Painted imagery." Shak. In those oratories might you see Rich carvings, portraitures, and imagery. Dryden. 2. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance. What can thy imagery of sorrow mean Prior. 3. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms. The imagery of a melancholic fancy. Atterbury. 4. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse. I wish there may be in this poem any instance of good imagery. Dryden. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n the ability to form mental images of things or events Source: ecdict

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