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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.

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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.

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

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   PHANTOM definition: 1. a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent…. Learn more.

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

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   PHANTOM meaning: 1. a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent…. Learn more.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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.yourdictionary.com › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Phantom definition: Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition.

11. 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.