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illusory

il·lu·so·ry [ i lssəree, i lzəree ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
imaginary: produced by, based on, or consisting of an illusion

[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< ecclesiastical Latin illusorius "ironic" < Latin illus- (see illusion)]

il·lu·so·ri·ly adverb
il·lu·so·ri·ness noun
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