phantasmagoric

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phan·tas·ma·gor·ic

[fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor-]
adjective
1.
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
2.
having the appearance of an optical illusion, especially one produced by a magic lantern.
3.
changing or shifting, as a scene made up of many elements.
Also, phan·tas·ma·gor·i·cal.
Sometimes, phan·tas·ma·go·ri·al.

phan·tas·ma·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
phan·tas·ma·go·ri·al·ly, phan·tas·ma·go·ri·an·ly, adverb
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Phantasmagoric is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example Sentences
  • Only if you enjoy pseudo-events and have a taste for phantasmagoric kitsch.
  • Down the west coast is rugged shoreline that has been twisted into phantasmagoric shapes by the sea's savagery.
  • The two meet not so much cute as wryly phantasmagoric.
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phantasmagoria or phantasmagory (ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə, fænˈtæzməɡərɪ)
 
n
1.  psychol a shifting medley of real or imagined figures, as in a dream
2.  films a sequence of pictures made to vary in size rapidly while remaining in focus
3.  rare a shifting scene composed of different elements
 
[C19: probably from French fantasmagorie production of phantasms, from phantasm + -agorie, perhaps from Greek ageirein to gather together]
 
phantasmagory or phantasmagory
 
n
 
[C19: probably from French fantasmagorie production of phantasms, from phantasm + -agorie, perhaps from Greek ageirein to gather together]
 
phantasmagoric or phantasmagory
 
adj
 
phantasma'gorical or phantasmagory
 
adj
 
phantasma'gorically or phantasmagory
 
adv

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