ymaginacioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === imaginacion, imaginacioun, imagynacioun, ymaginacion, ymaginacioune, ymagynacion, ymagynacioun, ymagynacyone === Etymology === From Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō; equivalent to ymagynen +‎ -acioun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imad͡ʒiˌnaːsiˈuːn/, /iˌmaːd͡ʒiːnaːsjun/ === Noun === ymaginacioun (plural ymaginaciouns) The ability to perceive images in the mind; visualisation: The ability to create mental images; imagination. The construction of false mental images; fantasizing A mental image; something imagined: (rare) A false mental image; an illusion or hallucination. Cleverness, craft, creativity; mental acuity or its use: Plotting, contriving, scheming; the making of a (devious) plan. Falsification, fraud, deceit; the use of lies. A notion; something held or thought in the mind: (rare) A belief or viewpoint; something supposed. (rare) Advance knowledge, prevision. (rare) A device, artifice, or contrivance. ==== Descendants ==== English: imagination ==== References ==== “imā̆ǧināciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.