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fantasia

Main Entry:: fan·ta·sia
Pronunciation:: \fan-ˈtā-zhə, -z(h)ē-ə; ˌfan-tə-ˈzē-ə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Italian, literally, fancy, from Latin phantasia — more at fancy
Date:: 1724

1: a free usually instrumental composition not in strict form2 a: a work (as a poem or play) in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted b: something possessing grotesque, bizarre, or unreal qualities

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