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phantasmagoria.

A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːɹi.ə/US
  1. A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.

    historical
  2. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and color.

  3. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + possibly either ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly, gathering”) + the suffix -ia or ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).

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