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Meaning of imaginary | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1 Standard
ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəɹi

Definitions

  1. Existing only in the imagination.
  2. Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of √ (called imaginary unit).

Equivalents

Deutsch imaginär
Español imaginario
Français imaginaire
Italiano immaginario
한국어 가상적 환상적
Português imaginário

Examples

“imaginary friend”
“Unicorns are imaginary.”
“Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer / Imaginary ills and fancied tortures?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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