[phan.tas.ma.go.ria] n [F phantasmagorie, fr. phantasme phantasm (fr. OF fantasme) + -agorie (perh. fr. Gk agora assembly)--more at agora] (ca. 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 or phan.tas.ma.gor.i.cal adj