PHANTASM


Meaning of PHANTASM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also fan·tasm ˈfan-ˌta-zəm

Etymology: Middle English fantasme, from Anglo-French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Greek, from phantazein to present to the mind — more at fancy

Date: 13th century

1. : a product of fantasy: as

a. : delusive appearance : illusion

b. : ghost , specter

c. : a figment of the imagination

2. : a mental representation of a real object

• phan·tas·mal fan-ˈtaz-məl adjective

• phan·tas·mic -mik adjective

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