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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fantasia \Fan*ta"si*a\, noun [It. See {Fancy}.] (Mus.) A continuous composition, not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted by set form.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fantasia
noun: a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
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