Meaning of PHANTASMAGORIA
| Pronunciation: | | fan`tazmu'gowreeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream) |
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| | See Also: | | internal representation, mental representation, representation | |
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| | Definition: | | Phantasmagoria
Mathematician and author Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) has delighted millions with his most widely regarded book, Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland . Known for pointing out the absurdities of life in his fiction and poetry, Carroll took paranormal to the extreme in the satirical poem Phantasmagoria , the humorous story of an annoying ghost assigned to haunt a new house. Illustrations. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phan*tas`ma*go"ri*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a
phantasm + ? an assembly, fr. ? to gather: cf. F.
phantasmagorie.]
1. An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures
are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the
glass is opaque black. The screen is between the
spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often
made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another.
2. The apparatus by which such an effect is produced.
3. Fig.: A medley of figures; illusive images. ``This mental
phantasmagoria.'' --Sir W. Scott.
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| | Related Terms: | | apparition, appearance, cosmorama, cyclorama, diorama, display, eidolon, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, fantasy, figure, form, georama, idolum, image, light show, myriorama, pageant, pageantry, panorama, parade, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, pomp, presence, presentation, psychedelic show, representation, shade, shadow, shape, shifting scene, show, sight, spectacle, specter, stage show, tableau, tableau vivant, vision, waking dream, wildest dream, wraith |
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