/ˈfæntəsi/
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Translation
A story or idea about magical things that are not real; something lovely you imagine but that will probably never happen.
Word origin
From Greek phantasia, meaning imagination or appearance, which came into English through Latin and Old French.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- phantasia
- English cognates
- fantastic, phantom
Grammar
Gender
Pluralfantasies
Examples
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Here "fantasy" describes stories full of magical things.
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A fantasy is a lovely dream that will probably not come true.
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A fantasy lives in your head, not in the real world.
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