Phantasma
[fan-taz-muh] /fænˈtæz mə/
noun, plural phantasmata
[fan-taz-muh-tuh] /fænˈtæz mə tə/ (Show IPA)
1.
(defs 1, 2).
n.
1590s, from Latin phantasma (see phantasm).
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