"phantasmagoria" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːɹi.ə/ [US] Audio: en-us-phantasmagoria.ogg 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”), {{af|en|-ia}} -ia 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
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  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 65 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ia: 34 56 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 64 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 61 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 66 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 32 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 57 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 57 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 60 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 30 64 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 57 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 52 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 64 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 34 57 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 62 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 35 57 8 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': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phantasmagory, fantasmagoria Derived forms: phantasmagorial, phantasmagorian, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, phantasmagorically, phantasmagorist

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fantasmagórija",
      "sense": "a dreamlike state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фантасмаго́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dreamlike state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fantazmagòrija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a dreamlike state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fantasmagoría"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "fantasmahórija",
      "sense": "a dreamlike state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фантасмаго́рія"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phantasmagoria"
}

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