Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekφάντασμα“ghost”
- Frenchphantasmagorie
- Englishphantasmagory
From French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).
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phantasmagory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasmagory
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“phantasmagory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasmagory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantasmagory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasmagory.
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