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Noun: imagery  i-mij-ree
  1. The ability to form mental images of things or events
    "he could still hear her in his mental imagery";
    - imagination, imaging, mental imagery
     
  2. Figurative writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images
    "The poet's vivid imagery brought the scene to life"

Derived forms: imageries

Type of: representational process

Encyclopedia: Imagery, Battlehymns, & Political Poetry