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figment

[ fig-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion:

    The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.

  2. a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.:

    biographical and historical figments.



figment

/ ˈɪɡəԳ /

noun

  1. a fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication

    a figment of the imagination

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of figment1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin figmentum “something made or feigned,” equivalent to fig- (base of fingere “to mold, feign”) + -mentum -ment; fiction ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of figment1

C15: from Late Latin figmentum a fiction, from Latin fingere to shape
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Synonym Study

See fiction.
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While the gesture is also known as the "Roman salute," there is no known Roman art or text that depicts or describes it, and the association was likely just a figment of fascist propaganda.

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The figment of a carriage appears in the distance, steadily drawing closer in Thomas’ sight as the sound of horses’ hooves mimics his steadily increasing heartbeat.

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“He’s in great shape. We were talking hitting. Obviously, he’s a huge fan of Shohei. I told him, ‘I always thought he was a figment of my imagination.’

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There are competing factions on the question of what a color actually is — or if it’s anything more than a figment of our imagination.

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"And it was light and nothing, no tongue, and it was beautiful, it was 'The Princess Bride,'" she said, adding that it feels like such a figment that Taddeo doesn’t even remember how it happened.

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