fantasia — meaning in English

English meaning

• fantasia noun A free-form musical piece that doesn't follow strict structure, often blending familiar melodies.
• fantasy noun An imagined scenario, especially a pleasant or unrealistic one.

Senses

fantasia is used for these senses in English:

• fantasia (music, also, figurative) A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces. [from early 18th c.]
• fantasy (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.

fantasia — full definition

1. noun A free-form musical piece that doesn't follow strict structure, often blending familiar melodies.
2. noun Any imaginative work that mixes styles or ignores conventional structure.

fantasy — full definition

1. noun An imagined scenario, especially a pleasant or unrealistic one.
2. noun A genre of fiction featuring magic, imaginary worlds, and supernatural creatures.
3. verb To imagine something, usually something desired.

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