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- pronunciation:
- ae
p
rI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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 |
adjective + (n.)apparition
alleged, current, dark, divine, double, ghostly, gorgeous, luminous, magical, mere, miraculous, prominent, purported, reported, strange, tall
verb + (n.)apparition
attribute, await, disappear, materialize, stare, view
(n.)apparition
+ verb
appear, arise, burst, vanish, wind
noun + (n.)apparition
authenticity, darkness, documentation, episode, evening, fog, image, peak, planet, shadow, sky, vision
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| derivation: |
apparitional (adj.) |
The word apparition
contains the following part:
ap-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ap-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "p." See ad-.
Example words:
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