PHANTASMAGORIA


Meaning of PHANTASMAGORIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)fan-ˌtaz-mə-ˈgȯr-ē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: French phantasmagorie, from phantasme phantasm (from Old French fantasme ) + -agorie (perhaps 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 -ˈgȯr-ik, -ˈgär- or phan·tas·ma·gor·i·cal -i-kəl adjective

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