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ILLUSIONARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does illusionary mean?
• ILLUSIONARY (adjective)
The adjective ILLUSIONARY has 1 sense:
1. marked by or producing illusion
Familiarity information: ILLUSIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by or producing illusion
Synonyms:
illusional; illusionary
Context example:
illusionary stage effects
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Derivation:
illusion (the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas)
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