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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter.
He thought he saw an apparition and ran terrified from the room.- synonyms:
- phantasm, phantom, specter, wraith
- similar words:
- chimera, ghost, hallucination, manifestation, materialization, presence, shade, spirit, spook
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| definition 2: |
a startling or remarkable sight.
She looked like an apparition in her beautiful gown and jewels.- synonyms:
- display, spectacle
- similar words:
- fantasy, friar's lantern, phenomenon, revelation, sight
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| related words: |
nonentity, vision |
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| derivation: |
apparitional (adj.) |
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