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fantasia

Syllabification: (fan·ta·sia)
Definition of fantasia

noun

  • a musical composition with a free form and often an improvisatory style.
  • a musical composition that is based on several familiar tunes.
  • a thing that is composed of a mixture of different forms or styles:the theater is a kind of Moorish and Egyptian fantasia

Origin:

early 18th century: from Italian, 'fantasy', from Latin phantasia (see fantasy)

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