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imaginal

/ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnəl/

imaginal adjective: of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.

Adjective

imaginal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.
    • Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real.1992, Spirited Women Book Company (publisher), At the Crossroads, page 48
  2. Of or relating to the insect imago.

Origin of imaginal

From imagine + -al.

Words formed from imaginal

Phrases with imaginal

Words that rhyme with imaginal

Questions about imaginal

What does imaginal mean?
Imaginal means of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.
What part of speech is imaginal?
Imaginal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce imaginal?
Imaginal is pronounced /ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnəl/.

Words near imaginal in the dictionary

  1. imagin'd
  2. imaginability
  3. imaginable
  4. imaginableness
  5. imaginably
  6. imaginal
  7. imaginal disc
  8. imaginal discs
  9. imaginally
  10. imaginant
  11. imaginants

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