how to pronounce imagination

/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈnɛɪ.ʃən/

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imagination is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of imagination in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the imagination perfect but I think it's …”

meaning of imagination

Imagination is the ability to form mental images, or to create something out of nothing.

imagination frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word imagination occurs in english on average 26.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.