Lewis & Short

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figmentum, i, n. [FIG, fingo] (post-class.), formation (cf. fictio).

  1. I. In gen.
    1. A. In abstr.: verborum, the forming of new words, Gell. 20, 9, 1.
    2. B. In concr., a figure, image: animalis, Gell. 5, 12, 12: figmento deae caelitus lapso, Amm. 22, 9: aerea figmenta, id. 14, 6, 8.
    3. C. Any thing made, a production, creation, Vulg. Isa. 29, 16 al.
  2. II. In partic., a fiction: poëtarum, Lact. 7, 22: somniorum, App. M. 4, p. 155.