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fantasia

American  
[fan-tey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, fan-tuh-zee-uh] / fænˈteɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, ˌfæn təˈzi ə /

noun

  1. Music.

    1. a composition in fanciful or irregular form or style.

    2. a potpourri of well-known airs arranged with interludes and florid embellishments.

  2. fantasy.

  3. something considered to be unreal, weird, exotic, or grotesque.

fantasia British  
/ ˌfæntəˈzɪə, fænˈteɪzɪə /

noun

  1. any musical composition of a free or improvisatory nature

  2. a potpourri of popular tunes woven freely into a loosely bound composition

  3. another word for fancy

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Etymology

Origin of fantasia

From Italian, dating back to 1715–25; fantasy

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