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Imaginary

Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Number 76% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Real 76% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Fanciful 92% connected

Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Notional 92% connected

Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.

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