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phantasmagoria

Definition of phantasmagoria

noun

  • a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream:what happened next was a phantasmagoria of horror and mystery

Derivatives

phantasmagoric

Pronunciation: /-ˈgɒrɪk/
adjective

phantasmagorical

Pronunciation: /-ˈgɒrɪk(ə)l/
adjective

Origin:

early 19th century (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

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