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The definition of imagery is pictures created by the mind or from memory.

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An example of imagery is a person remembering what their first pet looked like.

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noun pl. imageries

Now Rare images generally; esp., statues
mental images, as produced by memory or imagination
descriptions and figures of speech

Origin: ME imagerie < OFr

See imagery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. im·age·ries

A set of mental pictures or images.
a. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
b. The use of expressive or evocative images in art, literature, or music.
c. A group or body of related images, as in a painting or poem.
a. Representative images, particularly statues or icons.
b. The art of making such images.
Psychology A technique in behavior therapy in which the patient uses pleasant fantasies to relax and counteract anxiety.

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