imaginaryframework
nounUK /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri ˈfreɪmwɜːk/
US /ɪˈmædʒəneri ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
A made-up set of ideas that helps you pretend or plan things.
The kids built an imaginaryframework for their pretend city.
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2. A theoretical structure used to organize ideas that do not yet exist in reality.
The scientists used an imaginaryframework to test their wildest theories.
3. A mental scaffold people create to understand confusing situations.
She built an imaginaryframework to explain why her friends were arguing.
4. A playful plan invented for a game or story.
Their imaginaryframework turned the backyard into a spaceship.