PHANTASMAGORIA


Meaning of PHANTASMAGORIA in English

phan ‧ tas ‧ ma ‧ go ‧ ri ‧ a /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒriə $ fænˌtæzməˈɡɔːriə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: phantasme (from Old French fantasme ; ⇨ ↑ phantasm ) + -agorie (probably from Greek ageirein 'to collect together' ) ]

literary a scene that is confused, changing, and strange, like something from a dream

—phantasmagorical /-ˈɡɒrɪk ə l $ -ˈɡɔː-/ adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.