phantasmagoriaphan·tas·ma·go·riaPronunciation: (")fan-"taz-m&-'gor-E-& Function: noun Etymology: French phantasmagorie, from phantasme phantasm (from Old French fantasme) + -agorie (perhaps from Greek agora assembly) -- more at AGORA 1 : an exhibition or display of optical effects and illusions 2 a : a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined b : a scene that constantly changes 3 : a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage - phan·tas·ma·gor·ic /-'gor-ik, -'gär-/ or phan·tas·ma·gor·i·cal /-i-k&l/ adjective |