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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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   The meaning of PHANTOM is something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition. How to use phantom in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPHANTOM | English meaning - Cambridge 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's got a phantom limb.

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

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   noun. a ghostly appearing figure. synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre. see more. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells” “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb” synonyms: unreal. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary. Pronunciation. US.

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

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   1. something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical existence; apparition; vision; specter. 2. something feared or dreaded. 3. something that exists only in the mind; illusion. 4. a person or thing that is something in appearance but not in fact. a phantom of a leader.

7. 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.

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

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   1. a. an apparition or spectre. b. (as modifier): a phantom army marching through the sky. 2. the visible representation of something abstract, esp as appearing in a dream or hallucination: phantoms of evil haunted his sleep. 3. something apparently unpleasant or horrific that has no material form. 4. (Medicine) med another name for manikin 2b.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   PHANTOM meaning: 1 : the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people ghost; 2 : something that is not real and exists only in a person's mind.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › phantom_nphantom, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the word phantom mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word phantom, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. phantom has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › phantomphantom | meaning of phantom in Longman Dictionary of...

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    phantom meaning, definition, what is phantom: the image of a dead person or strange th...: Learn more.