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English

Alternative spellings
phantasmagory
fantasmagoria

Etymology
From Greek �αν�α�μα phantasma (ghost) + αγο�ε�ειν agoreuein (to speak publicly)

Pronunciation
IPA|/�fæntæzm��g�ri�/ (RP)
IPA|/�fæntæzm��g��ri�/ (US)
audio|en-us-phantasmagoria.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ri�|-��ri�

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
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trans-top|a dreamlike state
French fantasmagorie f
German Phantasmagorie f
Hungarian: fantazmagória
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Russian: �ан�а�маго�и� f
Spanish: fantasmagoria f
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ttbc|Japanese幻�����������, genkaku rensa�

Category:English abstract nouns

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