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Phantasmagoria

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a name invented by a certain Philipstal in 1802 (from Gr. 4 vraaµa, phantasm, apparition; and ayopb., assembly) for a show or exhibition of optical illusions produced by means of the projecting lantern. The word has since been applied to any rapidly or strikingly changing scene, and especially to a disordered or fantastic scene or picture of the imagination.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Phantasmagoria'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/phantasmagoria.html. 1910.
 
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