n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )fan- ˌ taz-m ə - ' go ̇ r- ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French phantasmagorie, from phantasme phantasm (fr. Old French fantasme ) + -agorie (perh. from Greek agora assembly) ― more at AGORA
Date: circa 1802
1 : an exhibition or display of optical effects and illusions
2 a : a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined b : a scene that constantly changes
3 : a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage
– phan · tas · ma · gor · ic \ - ' go ̇ r-ik, - ' gär- \ or phan · tas · ma · gor · i · cal \ -i-k ə l \ adjective