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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).

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   • 1. apparitional adjective

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   What is an apparition & what does it mean?

   • An apparition is generally described as a ghost of a deceased person. However, the formal definition is ‘the act of becoming visible.’ An Apparition is a Spirit who has become visible. An apparition can take many forms to become visible, including, but not limited to: The visible nature of a Spirit depends on many things.

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   What does appearance mean?

   • 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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   What is an example of an apparition?

   • In one example, a person enters a dark doorway, turns a corner and there's an apparition immediately approaching the camera. Walk the decks between two and four o'clock in the morning and there's a good chance you'll see an apparition or two. Find similar words to apparition using the buttons below.

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   What is a phantom apparition?

   • 1. Apparition, phantasm, phantom are terms for a supernatural appearance. An apparition of a person or thing is an immaterial appearance that seems real, and is generally sudden or startling in its manifestation: an apparition of a headless horseman.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › apparitionApparition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of apparition as an unusual or unexpected sight, a ghostly figure, or the act of becoming visible. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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   An apparition is a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost, or anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of apparition from Dictionary.com.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › apparitionAPPARITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   An apparition is the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and translations of apparition from Cambridge Dictionary.

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

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   apparition: 1 n a ghostly appearing figure “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us” Synonyms: fantasm , phantasm , phantasma , phantom , specter , spectre Types: Flying Dutchman the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day Type of: disembodied spirit , ...

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

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   Apparition is a noun that means the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen, or something you believe, imagine, or dream you see, esp. the form of a person. See examples, pronunciation, translations and related words.

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

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   1 day ago · An apparition is someone or something you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. Learn the word origin, synonyms, and usage of apparition in sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word apparition, which means a ghost or a ghost-like image of a dead person. See example sentences, synonyms and word origin.