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phantasma

[fan-taz-muh]

phan·tas·ma

[fan-taz-muh]
noun, plural -ma·ta [-muh-tuh] .
phantasm (defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin
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Phantasma is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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phantasma

noun
1. a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: apparition
2. something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: apparition
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