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   ap·pa·ri·tion

   /ˌapəˈriSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost or ghostlike image of a person: "a headless apparition" Similar ghostphantomspecterspiritwraithshadowpresencevisionhallucinationbodachDoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantvisitantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, typically an image of this type: "twentieth-century apparitions of the Virgin" 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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › apparitionApparition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of APPARITION is an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon. How to use apparition in a sentence.

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

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   something you believe, imagine, or dream you see, esp. the form of a person; ghost. (Definition of apparition from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of apparition. apparition.

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   An apparition of a person or thing is an immaterial appearance that seems real, and is generally sudden or startling in its manifestation: an apparition of a headless horseman.

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   Other forms: apparitions. If you see something you think might be a ghost, you can call it an apparition to hedge your bets. Apparition doesn't commit you in the same way the word ghost does—and saying that you've seen one won't cause you to be committed.

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   APPARITION meaning: 1. the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen 2. the spirit of a dead person…. Learn more.

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

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   An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. [formal] The patient recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. ...these apparitions of the Virgin. Synonyms: ghost, spirit, shade [literary], phantom More Synonyms of apparition. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Definition of apparition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › apparitionApparition - definition of apparition by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A ghostly figure; a specter. 2. A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp). 3. The act of appearing; appearance.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAPPARITION definition in American English - Collins Online...

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    noun. 1. a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith. a ghostly apparition at midnight. 2. anything that appears, esp. something remarkable or startling. the surprising apparition of cowboys in New York City. 3.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › apparitionApparition Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    APPARITION meaning: a ghost or spirit of a dead person.