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imaginative definition
imagi·na·tive (i maj′i nə tiv, -nāt′iv)
adjective
- having, using, or showing imagination; having great creative powers
- given to imagining
- of or resulting from imagination imaginative literature
Etymology: ME imaginatif < OFr < ML imaginativus
Related Forms:
- imaginatively imag′i·na·tively adverb
- imaginativeness imag′i·na·tive·ness noun
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