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fantasia

fan·ta·sia

UK/fænˈteɪ.zɪ.ə/ US/-ˈtɑː-/ rare

noun

1.

a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes

Origin

Borrowed from Italian fantasia (“imagination, fancy, fantasy; improvisational song”), from Latin phantasia (“fancy, fantasy; imagination”), borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ (phăntăsĭ́ā, “appearance; presentation; pageantry; perception; image”), see that entry for further details. Doublet of fancy, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy.

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