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fantasia.

A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fænˈteɪ.zɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈtɑː-/Received-Pronunciation/fænˈteɪ.ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌfæn.təˈziː.ə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.

    also · figuratively
  2. Any work which is unstructured or comprises other works of different genres or styles.

    broadly
  3. A traditional festival of the inhabitants of the Maghreb (in northwest Africa) featuring exhibitions of horsemanship.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian fantasia (“imagination, fancy, fantasy; improvisational song”), from Latin phantasia (“fancy, fantasy; imagination”), borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ (phăntăsĭ́ā, “appearance; presentation; pageantry; perception; image”), see that entry for further details. Doublet of fancy, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy.

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