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figment
[ fig-muhnt ]
/ ˈfɪg mənt /
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noun
a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion: The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.
a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.: biographical and historical figments.
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Origin of figment
synonym study for figment
2. See fiction.
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figment
/ (ˈfɪɡmənt) /
noun
a fantastic notion, invention, or fabricationa figment of the imagination
Word Origin for figment
C15: from Late Latin figmentum a fiction, from Latin fingere to shape
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