phantasmagoria
[ fan-taz-muh-gawr-ee-uh, -gohr- ]
/ fænˌtæz məˈgɔr i ə, -ˈgoʊr- /
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noun
a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
a changing scene made up of many elements.
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.
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Origin of phantasmagoria
OTHER WORDS FROM phantasmagoria
phan·tas·ma·go·ri·al, phan·tas·ma·gor·ic [fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor-], /fænˌtæz məˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr-/, phan·tas·ma·go·ri·an, adjectivephan·tas·ma·gor·ist, nounWords nearby phantasmagoria
phanotron, phantasia, phantasize, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantasmagoric, phantasmagory, phantasmal, phantasy, phantom
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British Dictionary definitions for phantasmagoria
phantasmagoria
phantasmagory (fænˈtæzməɡərɪ)
/ (ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə) /
noun
psychol a shifting medley of real or imagined figures, as in a dream
films a sequence of pictures made to vary in size rapidly while remaining in focus
rare a shifting scene composed of different elements
Derived forms of phantasmagoria
phantasmagoric (ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒrɪk) or phantasmagorical, adjectivephantasmagorically, adverbWord Origin for phantasmagoria
C19: probably from French fantasmagorie production of phantasms, from phantasm + -agorie, perhaps from Greek ageirein to gather together
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Medical definitions for phantasmagoria
phantasmagoria
[ făn-tăz′mə-gôr′ē-ə ]
n. pl. phan•tas•ma•go•ri•as
A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
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