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   Phantasm , n. [L. phantasma. See Phantom, and cf. Fantasm.] [Spelt also fantasm.]
   An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.
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   They be but phantasms or apparitions.
   Sir W. Raleigh.
   
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   A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion.
   Cudworth.
   
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   Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation.
   Jer. Taylor.
   
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