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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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. apparitional adjective

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2. 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.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › apparitionAPPARITION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   An apparition is a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost, or an act of appearing. Learn more about the word history, origin, and usage of apparition with synonyms and example sentences.

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5. 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.

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

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   apparition. 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.

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

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   An apparition is someone or something that appears unexpectedly or in an extraordinary way, especially a ghost or a supernatural figure. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage of apparition with Collins English Dictionary.

8. 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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › apparitionapparition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.