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Synonyms
phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a (făn-tăźmə-gôŕē-ə, -gōŕ-),
also phan·tas·ma·go·ry (făn-tăźmə-gôŕē, -gōŕē)

[Alteration of obsolete French phantasmagorie, art of creating supernatural illusions, perhaps fantasme, illusion (from Old French; see phantasm), + allégorie, allegory, allegorical visual representation (from Old French, allegory) (from Latin allēgoria; see allegory).]

noun: pl., -ri·as, also -ries 

    1. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
    2. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.
  2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art.

derivatives

phan·taśma·goŕic
adjective
phan·taśma·goŕi·cal·ly
adverb