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apparition
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apparition in WordNet English dictionary
noun
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
"natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
apparition
something existing in perception only
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"
apparition
phantom
phantasm
phantasma
fantasm
shadow
the appearance of a ghostlike figure
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
apparition
a ghostly appearing figure
"we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
apparition
phantom
phantasm
phantasma
fantasm
specter
spectre
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