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Meaning of chimerical

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chimerical

Pronunciation:/kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a chimera.

  2. Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).

    Example: a chimerical goal

  3. Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.

  4. Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.