imagen

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noun

A unit of imagery, analogous to a logogen, but applicable to non-verbal systems.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounimagen (plural imagens)

plural imagens

  1. A unit of imagery, analogous to a logogen, but applicable to non-verbal systems.

Origin

Coined by Allan Paivio, from image + -gen.

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APA

imagen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imagen

MLA

“imagen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imagen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imagen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imagen.

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