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Phantasmagoria
//ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed. historical
- 2 a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) wordnet
- 3 A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and color.
- 4 A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
"this mental phantasmagoria"
Etymology
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”).
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