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Meaning of imagines

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imagines

Pronunciation:/ɪˈmeɪdʒɪniːz//iˈmeɪdʒəˌniz/

noun

Definitions

  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.

imagines

Pronunciation:/ɪˈmædʒɪnz//ɪˈmædʒənz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

verb

Definitions

  1. To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

    Example: Try to imagine a pink elephant.

  2. To believe in something created by one's own mind.

    Example: She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.

  3. To assume

    Example: I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.

  4. To conjecture or guess

    Example: I cannot even imagine what you are up to!