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   apparition

   /ˌapəˈrɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost or ghostlike image of a person: "a headless apparition" Similar ghostphantomspectrespiritwraithshadowpresencevisionhallucinationbodachDoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantvisitantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ a remarkable or unexpected appearance of someone or something: "an apparition of the Virgin Mary" 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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   The meaning of APPARITION is an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon. How to use apparition 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.

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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.

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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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   Definition of apparition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPPARITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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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   Deriving from the Latin apparere "appear," apparition was first used in 1520 in a religious context, referring to the moment when the three wise men appear before the infant Jesus in the Bible. Later, apparition came to include the appearance of ghosts, or ghostly figures.

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   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.

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    (Definition of apparition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of apparition in Chinese (Traditional)

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    Define apparition. apparition synonyms, apparition pronunciation, apparition translation, English dictionary definition of apparition. n. 1. A ghostly figure; a specter. 2. A sudden or unusual sight: " indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a...