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[[Lacan]]'s use of the term '"[[imaginary' ]]" as a substantive dates back to 1936 (.<ref>{{Ec, }} p. 81). </re>
From the beginning, the term has connotations of illusion, fascination and seduction, and relates specifically to the DUAL RELATION [[dual relation]] between the EGO [[ego]] and the SPECULAR IMAGE[[specular image]].
It is important to note, however, that while the imaginary always retains connotations of illusion and lure, it is not simply synonymous with 'the illusory' insofar as the latter term implies something unnecessary and inconsequential (Ec, 723).
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