n. 1 an illusion, a phantom. 2 (usu. foll. by of) an illusory likeness. 3 a supposed vision of an absent (living or dead) person. phantasmal adj. phantasmic adj.
[ ME f. OF fantasme f. L f. Gk phantasma f. phantazo make visible f. phaino show ]
PHANTASM
Meaning of PHANTASM in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012