English Dictionary: fantasm | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Phantasm \Phan"tasm\, n. [L. phantasma. See {Phantom}, and cf. {Fantasm}.] [Spelt also {fantasm}.] 1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream. They be but phantasms or apparitions. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion. --Cudworth. Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. --Jer. Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fantasm \Fan"tasm\, n. [See {Phantasm}, {Fancy}.] Same as {Phantasm}. |