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feminine

/fantaˈsi.a/

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Translation

fantasy

Word origin

From Greek phantasia ('appearance, imagination'), from phainein ('to show'). It came into Spanish through Latin phantasia.

Origin
Greek
Root
phantasia
English cognates
fantasy, phantasm

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfantasías

Examples

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Living on an island is his biggest fantasy.

mucha .

The girl has a lot of imagination when she plays.

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That story is pure fantasy.

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What a lovely fantasy!

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His books mix reality with fantasy.

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