Plural of figment; things that are imagined, invented, or exist only in the mind.
From Latin 'figmentum' (something formed or invented), derived from 'fingere' (to form, make, feign). The plural '-s' is standard English pluralization.
When we say something is 'just a figment of your imagination,' we're using a word that literally means 'a thing that has been shaped or formed'—our imaginations are actually craftspeople!
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