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John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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phantasy

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/fan-tuh-see/Used In Literature ↓

That which comes from one's imagination.

In a Sentence

The child's phantasy turned the cardboard box into a spaceship.

Origin

From Greek phantasia ‘appearance, image’, via Latin phantasia.

Common Phrases

. phantasylife phantasyphantasy unconscious

Poetry examples for phantasy

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.