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   apparition

   /ˌapəˈrɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost or ghostlike image of a person: "a headless apparition" Similar ghostphantomspectrespiritwraithshadowpresencevisionhallucinationbodachDoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantvisitantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ a remarkable or unexpected appearance of someone or something: "an apparition of the Virgin Mary" Similar appearancemanifestationmaterializationemergencevisitationarrivaladvent

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of appearing’): from Latin apparitio(n-) ‘attendance’, from the verb apparere (see appear).

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   • 1. apparitional adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAPPARITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   An apparition is the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › apparitionApparition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of apparition as an unusual or unexpected sight, a ghostly figure, or the act of becoming visible. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAPPARITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Apparition is a noun that means the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › apparitionAPPARITION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Apparition definition: a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith. See examples of APPARITION used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPPARITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An apparition is someone or something you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of apparition with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › apparitionApparition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of apparition. noun. a ghostly appearing figure. “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us” synonyms: fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre. see more. noun. the appearance of a ghostlike figure. “I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter” synonyms: visitation. see more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAPPARITION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   APPARITION definition: a ghost. Learn more.