[ 'fantaz(ə)m ]
■ noun literary an illusion or apparition.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ic adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. fantasme , via L. from Gk ~a , from phantazein 'make visible', from phainein 'to show'.
[ 'fantaz(ə)m ]
■ noun literary an illusion or apparition.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ic adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. fantasme , via L. from Gk ~a , from phantazein 'make visible', from phainein 'to show'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004