noun
apparition
ap-uhr-IHSHN
noun
1
A ghost or ghostlike figure; a sudden, strange appearance.
"Visitors reported seeing an apparition in the old manor's hallway."
"The figure vanished as quickly as it had appeared, like an apparition."
How to Use Apparition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA ghost, or a strange, sudden sight that seems almost supernatural.
Common pairings
ghostly apparition
see an apparition
Word Forms
apparitions plural
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Etymology
From Latin apparitio, "an appearing," from apparere, "to appear."