单词 | phantasmagoria |
释义 | phantasmagoria[ fan-taz-muh-gawr-ee-uh, -gohr- ] / fænˌtæz məˈgɔr i ə, -ˈgoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR phantasmagoria ON THESAURUS.COM nouna shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination. a changing scene made up of many elements. an optical illusion produced by a magic lantern or the like in which figures increase or diminish in size, pass into each other, dissolve, etc. Origin of phantasmagoria1795–1805; <French fantasmagorie, compound based on fantasmephantasm; second element perhaps representing Greek agorá assembly, gathering; see -ia OTHER WORDS FROM phantasmagoriaphan·tas·ma·go·ri·al, phan·tas·ma·gor·ic [fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor-], /fænˌtæz məˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr-/, phan·tas·ma·go·ri·an, adjectivephan·tas·ma·gor·ist, nounWords nearby phantasmagoriaphanotron, phantasia, phantasize, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantasmagoric, phantasmagory, phantasmal, phantasy, phantom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phantasmagoriaBritish Dictionary definitions for phantasmagoriaphantasmagoria phantasmagory (fænˈtæzməɡərɪ)/ (ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə) / nounpsychol a shifting medley of real or imagined figures, as in a dream films a sequence of pictures made to vary in size rapidly while remaining in focus rare a shifting scene composed of different elements Derived forms of phantasmagoriaphantasmagoric (ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒrɪk) or phantasmagorical, adjectivephantasmagorically, adverbWord Origin for phantasmagoriaC19: probably from French fantasmagorie production of phantasms, from phantasm + -agorie, perhaps from Greek ageirein to gather together Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for phantasmagoriaphantasmagoria [ făn-tăz′mə-gôr′ē-ə ] n. pl. phan•tas•ma•go•ri•asA fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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