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phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅go⋅ri⋅a
[fan-taz-muh-gawr-ee-uh, -gohr-] 
–noun
| 1. | a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination. |
| 2. | a changing scene made up of many elements. |
| 3. | an optical illusion produced by a magic lantern or the like in which figures increase or diminish in size, pass into each other, dissolve, etc. |
Origin:
1795–1805; < F fantasmagorie, compound based on fantasme phantasm; second element perh. repr. Gk agorá assembly, gathering; see -ia
1795–1805; < F fantasmagorie, compound based on fantasme phantasm; second element perh. repr. Gk agorá assembly, gathering; see -ia
Related forms:
phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅go⋅ri⋅al, phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅gor⋅ic [fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor-] , phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅gor⋅i⋅cal, phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅go⋅ri⋅an, adjective
[fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor-] , phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅gor⋅i⋅cal, phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅go⋅ri⋅an, adjective phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅go⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅gor⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅go⋅ri⋅an⋅ly, adverb
phan⋅tas⋅ma⋅gor⋅ist, noun
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