phantasm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.4 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• phantasma

[edit] Etymology

From Old French fantasme < Latin phantasma (“‘an apparition, specter, LL. also appearance, image’”) < Ancient Greek φάντασμα (“‘phantasma’”) < φαντάζω (phantazō), “‘I make visible’”).

[edit] Noun

phantasm (plural phantasms)

1. something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition

[edit] Related terms

• fancy
• fantasize
• fantastic
• fantasy
• phantom

[edit] External links

• phantasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• phantasm in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• phantasm at OneLook® Dictionary Search