imagery

plural imageries

1. countableuncountableThe work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
2. countableuncountableImitation work.
3. countableuncountableImages in general, or en masse.

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   Farrell Racette said she often feels conflicted about early imagery of Indigenous people. Early photography represented Indigenous people in problematic ways, she explained, and often these images became commercial objects — postcards and souvenirs to be bought and sold outside of the communities where the photos were taken.

   2019 January 11, “Take more selfies! Curator wants Indigenous people to flood social media with their photos”, in CBC Radio, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

4. countablefigurativelyuncountableUnreal show; imitation; appearance.
5. countableuncountableThe work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
6. countableuncountableRhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.