apparition
has definitions from the field of folklore
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[ noun ] (folklore) a ghostly appearing figure
Examples "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)We were not , however , prepared_for anything like the apparition that confronted us as Felix came_up the stairs . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the appearance of a ghostlike figure
Examples "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
Examples "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger" Related terms |
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[ noun ] something existing in perception only
Examples : "a ghostly apparition at midnight" Related terms |
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