imagery
Americannoun
plural
imageries-
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively.
the dim imagery of a dream.
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pictorial images, as in works of art.
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the use of rhetorical images.
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figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively.
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Psychology. mental images collectively, especially those produced by the action of imagination.
noun
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figurative or descriptive language in a literary work
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images collectively
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psychol
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the materials or general processes of the imagination
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the characteristic kind of mental images formed by a particular individual See also image imagination
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military the presentation of objects reproduced photographically (by infrared or electronic means) as prints or electronic displays
Other Word Forms
- imagerial adjective
- imagerially adverb
Etymology
Origin of imagery
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English imagerie, from Old French, equivalent to image + -ery
Example Sentences
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"Some of the brides used very dark imagery, including images of the Grim Reaper. We weren't really expecting to see dramatic images like this," Thomas says.
From BBC
BBC Verify has obtained satellite imagery taken over the city on Saturday morning, which shows significant damage to part of the compound of Leadership House, the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
From BBC
"Most public imagery of celebrities, royals or politicians is managed in some way," she told BBC News.
From BBC
Satellite imagery suggests that Iran has been hardening entrances to its nuclear sites in case of attack.
Stasevska grew up hearing fantastic stories filled with dreamlike imagery of the homeland.
From Los Angeles Times
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