"phantasmagoria" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːɹi.ə/ [US] Audio: en-us-phantasmagoria.ogg [US] Forms: phantasmagorias [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiə Etymology: From French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + possibly either ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly, gathering”) + the suffix -ia or ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|phantasmagorie}} French phantasmagorie, {{der|en|grc|φάντασμα||ghost}} Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”), {{m|grc|ἀγορά||assembly, gathering}} ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly, gathering”), {{af|en|-ia}} -ia, {{m|grc|ἀγορεύω||to speak publicly}} ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phantasmagoria (plural phantasmagorias)
  1. (historical) A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed. Tags: historical Synonyms: magic lantern
    Sense id: en-phantasmagoria-en-noun-hxu7MeSh
  2. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour. Translations (a series of events): 走馬燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 走马灯 (zǒumǎdēng) (Chinese Mandarin), fantasmagoria (Finnish), 幻灯 (gentō) (alt: げんとう) (Japanese), 走馬灯 (sōmatō) (alt: そうまとう) (Japanese), 影絵 (kage-e) (alt: かげえ) (Japanese), fantazmagòrija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-phantasmagoria-en-noun-ffR-Xwq2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 49 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ia: 29 41 30 Disambiguation of 'a series of events': 2 96 2
  3. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together. Translations (a dreamlike state): фантасмаго́рыя (fantasmahóryja) [feminine] (Belarusian), fantasmagoria (Finnish), fantasmagorie [feminine] (French), Phantasmagorie [feminine] (German), fantazmagória (Hungarian), (maboroshi) (alt: まぼろし) (Japanese), fantasmagoria [feminine] (Polish), фантасмаго́рия (fantasmagórija) [feminine] (Russian), fantazmagòrija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fantasmagoría [feminine] (Spanish), фантасмаго́рія (fantasmahórija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-phantasmagoria-en-noun-d4Oj-7es Disambiguation of 'a dreamlike state': 2 3 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phantasmagory, fantasmagoria Derived forms: phantasmagorial, phantasmagorian, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, phantasmagorically, phantasmagorist

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