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phantasmagoric
[ fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor- ]
adjective
- having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- having the appearance of an optical illusion, especially one produced by a magic lantern.
- changing or shifting, as a scene made up of many elements.
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Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phantasmagoric1
First recorded in 1800–10; phantasmagor(ia) ( def ) + -ic ( def )
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In phantasmagoric flashbacks, we learn that his family spilled blood in their foam.
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Ali makes these sort of phantasmagoric horror films, in a way.
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That two-and-a-half-minute-long video — Bushnell’s digital suicide note — is horrifying, phantasmagoric, and familiar in equal measure.
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Set in the aftermath of the first movie, the sequel resumes the story boldly and quickly, delivering visions both phantasmagoric and familiar.
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The costumes of the cachaceros, representing Africans, are phantasmagoric confections of old jaguar pelts, caiman skulls and peccary teeth.
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