/ ˌfæntæzməˈgɒriə; NAmE -ˈgɔːr-/ noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) a changing scene of real or imagined figures, for example as seen in a dream or created as an effect in a film / movie
► phan·tas·ma·gor·ical / -ˈgɒrɪkl; NAmE -ˈgɔːr-; -ˈgɑːr-/ adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (originally the name of a London exhibition (1802) of optical illusions produced chiefly by magic lantern): probably from French fantasmagorie , from fantasme phantasm + a fanciful suffix.