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- adjective Alternative form of
phantasmagoric .
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Distant clumps of trees, now that the variegated foliage adorns them, have a phantasmagorian, an apparition-like appearance.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Various
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He raised his hand with a spasmodic start; before him stood the demon with folded arms and scornful expression of countenance -- and though the phantasmagorian scene had disappeared, the supernatural luster still pervaded the dungeon.
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The strange phantasmagorian spectacle rapidly developed itself in obedience to the commands of the demon.
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Distant clumps of trees, now that the variegated foliage adorns them, have a phantasmagorian, an apparition-like appearance.
Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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