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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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   The meaning of APPARITION is an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon. How to use apparition in a sentence.

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   Apparition definition: a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith. See examples of APPARITION used in a sentence.

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   APPARITION definition: 1. the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen 2. the spirit of a dead person…. Learn more.

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

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   type of: disembodied spirit, spirit. any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. noun. the appearance of a ghostlike figure. “I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter”. synonyms: visitation. see more. see less.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › apparitionAPPARITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   APPARITION meaning: 1. the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen 2. the spirit of a dead person…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › apparitionApparition - definition of apparition by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A ghostly figure; a specter. 2. A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp). 3. The act of appearing; appearance.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › apparitionAPPARITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.