phantasmagoria
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phantasmagoria
- /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə/ UK
- /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːɹi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + possibly either ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly, gathering”) + the suffix -ia or ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).
noun phantasmagorias · phantasmagory · fantasmagoria
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A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
Similar: magic lantern
- A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and color.
- A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together. this mental phantasmagoria
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noun a dreamlike state
| Español | fantasmagoría |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 幻 maboroshi |
| Português | fantasmagoria |
| Français | fantasmagorie |
| Deutsch | Phantasmagorie |
| Italiano | fantasmagoria |
| Română | fantasmagorie |
| Русский | фантасмаго́рия fantasmagórija |
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