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figment noun
/ˈfɪg.mənt/ n Definition
a figment of sb's imagination
something which seems real but is not
Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear John's voice in the other room?
(Definition of figment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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