Main Entry:

phan·tas·ma·go·ria

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)fan-ˌtaz-mə-ˈgȯr-ē-ə\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French phantasmagorie, from phantasme phantasm (from Old French fantasme) + -agorie (perhaps from Greek agora assembly) — more at agora

Date:

circa 1802

1: an exhibition of optical effects and illusions2 a: a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined b: a scene that constantly changes3: a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

— phan·tas·ma·gor·ic \-ˈgȯr-ik, -ˈgär-\ or phan·tas·ma·gor·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective