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imagi·nal
\ə̇ˈmajənəl, in sense 4 -māgən- or -mägən- or -mȧgən- or -mājən- or -majən-\ adjective
Etymology: imagine + -al
1. : of or relating to imagination
< imaginal objects >
2. [Late Latin imaginalis, from Latin imagin-, imago image + -alis -al — more at image] : of or relating to an image
< the idea of weeping can be translated into its imaginal equivalent, as rain — K.D.Burke >
3. [New Latin imagin-, imago + English -al] : relating to mental images
4. [New Latin imagin-, imago + English -al] : of or relating to the insect imago |