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The correct spelling is imagines.
How to pronounce imagines
noun
IPA: /ɪˈmeɪdʒɪniːz/
Say it like: Ima-jin-es
The correct spelling is imagines. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis. For example: "Try to imagine a pink elephant."
Usage Examples
“Try to imagine a pink elephant.”
“She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.”
“I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
- 2.An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.
- 3.A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
verb
- 1.To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- 2.To believe in something created by one's own mind.
- 3.To assume
- 4.To conjecture or guess
- 5.To use one's imagination
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