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Complete Definition of "phantasmagoria"

was wotd|2006|September|9
English

Alternative spellings
phantasmagory
fantasmagoria

Etymology
From Greek φαντασμα phantasma (ghost) + αγορευειν agoreuein (to speak publicly)

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˌfæntæzməˈgɒriə/ (RP)
IPA|/ˌfæntæzməˈgɔːriə/ (US)
audio|en-us-phantasmagoria.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɔːriə|-ɔːriə

Noun
en-noun

  1. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
  2. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.

Derived terms
phantasmagoric
phantasmagorical
phantasmagorically

Translations
trans-top|a series of events
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|a dreamlike state
French fantasmagorie f
German Phantasmagorie f
Hungarian: fantazmagória
trans-mid
Russian: фантасмагория f
Spanish: fantasmagoria f
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Japanese幻覚連鎖(げんかくれんさ, genkaku rensa)

Category:English abstract nouns

io:phantasmagoria
ru:phantasmagoria
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