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   phan·tom

   /ˈfan(t)əm/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost: "a phantom who haunts lonely roads" Similar ghostapparitionspiritspecterwraithshadowbodachduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ a figment of the imagination: "he tried to clear the phantoms from his head and grasp reality" Similar figment of the imaginationdelusionhallucinationillusionchimeravisionfantasymiragerare:phantasm
   • ▪ denoting a financial arrangement or transaction that has been invented for fraudulent purposes but that does not really exist: "he diverted an estimated $1,500,000 into “phantom” bank accounts"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘illusion, delusion’): from Old French fantosme, based on Greek phantasma (see phantasm).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   A phantom is something that seems to be real but is not, or something that exists only in appearance or imagination. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and medical and kids definitions of phantom.

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

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   A phantom is a ghost or something that appears or seems to exist but is not real or is imagined. Learn more about the word, its usage and synonyms, and see examples and translations in different languages.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › phantomPHANTOM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. an apparition or specter. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPHANTOM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   used to describe something that you imagine exists or that appears to exist, although in fact it does not: Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she has a phantom limb.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”. “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb”. synonyms: unreal.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › phantomPhantom - definition of phantom by The Free Dictionary

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   A phantom is something that appears to exist but has no physical reality, such as a ghost, an illusion, or a fictitious person or thing. The Free Dictionary provides various definitions, synonyms, translations, and usage examples of the word phantom from different sources.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPHANTOM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A phantom is a ghost, an illusion, or something that is not real or does not exist. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of phantom in different contexts.