From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfantasiafan‧ta‧si‧a /fænˈteɪziə, ˌfæntəˈziːə $ fænˈteɪʒə/ noun [countable] APMa piece of music that does not have a regular form or style
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fantasia• The hotel lobby was a fantasia of streamers and lanterns.• But the musical is a vehicle to liberate all the pent-up frustrations of Billy's fantasia.• At the same time, I knew they were stupid fantasias but believed that I was helpless in the face of them.FantasiaFan‧ta‧si‧a /fænˈteɪziə $ -ʒə/ trademark (1940) a US film made by Walt Disney, which consists of a number of different short cartoons, each one with its own piece of classical music. The conductor of the music is Leopold Stokowski, and the cartoons include one in which a group of hippopotamuses dance.Origin fantasia (1700-1800) Italian Latin phantasia; → FANTASY 