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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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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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   n. 1. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition. 2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion: phantoms of a disturbed mind. 3. Medicine A model of a human body or body part. adj. 1. Resembling, characteristic of, or being a phantom: tales of a phantom ship haunting the bay. 2.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPHANTOM | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    PHANTOM definition: 1. the spirit of a dead person 2. imagined, not real: . Learn more.