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make-believe

make-be·lieve

make-believe

 
pronunciation:
meIk b liv
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition: invention; pretending.
the childhood land of make-believe
synonyms:
playacting, pretending, pretense
similar words:
daydream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, imagination, invention, whim, whimsy
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part of speech: adjective
definition: pretended; imaginary.
My son has a make-believe friend.
synonyms:
fantasized, fictitious, imaginary
similar words:
created, fantastic, illusory, imaginative, mythical, unreal
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