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fantasm
[ fan-taz-uhm ]
/ ˈfæn tæz əm /
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noun
a less common variant of phantasm.
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Words nearby fantasm
fan-tan, fantasia, fantasied, fantasist, fantasize, fantasm, fantasmagoria, fantast, fantastic, fantastically, fantasticate
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How to use fantasm in a sentence
Later still, they found a little water poured in a basin or held in the hollow of the hand showed as true a fantasm.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. IngramIs what we call Duty no divine messenger and guide, but a false, earthly fantasm, made up of Desire and Fear?'
Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics|William Thomas ThorntonThen I was right in calling you a dreamer, for love itself is a fantasm inspired by hope or memory.
With Edge Tools|Hobart Chatfield-Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for fantasm
Derived forms of fantasm
fantasmal or fantasmic, adjectivefantasmally or fantasmically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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