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apparition: [noun] an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon. a ghostly figure.
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.
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.
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.
3 meanings: 1. an appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure 2. the figure so appearing; phantom; spectre 3. the act of.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of apparition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 , ...
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).
APPARITION definition: a ghost. Learn more. {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}}
The earliest known use of the noun apparition is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).. OED's earliest evidence for apparition is from 1481, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.