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phantasma

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I'm reminded of this quote from Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar: Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma or a hideous dream. The genius and the mortal instruments Are then in council, and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.

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a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

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noun

a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

noun

something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

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I'm reminded of this quote from Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar: Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma or a hideous dream. The genius and the mortal instruments Are then in council, and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.

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How do you use phantasma in a sentence?

I'm reminded of this quote from Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar: Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma or a hideous dream. The genius and the mortal instruments Are then in council, and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.

What does phantasma mean?

a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

What part of speech is phantasma?

phantasma is commonly used as noun.