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Meaning of illusion

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  illusion
      n 1: an erroneous mental representation [syn: {illusion},
           {semblance}]
      2: something many people believe that is false; "they have the
         illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy},
         {phantasy}, {fancy}]
      3: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
         [syn: {delusion}, {illusion}, {head game}]
      4: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn:
         {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic},
         {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {thaumaturgy}, {illusion},
         {deception}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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