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1
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
- a cartoonist needs a fertile imagination in order to create interesting cartoons on demand
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the skill and imagination to create new things
- she lacks the imagination to be anything but an imitator of other directors' cinematic styles
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“Imagination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagination. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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