apparition

Pronunciation: /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a ghostly appearing figure
  2. noun the appearance of a ghostlike figure
  3. noun something existing in perception only

Etymology

From Middle French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo.

In classic literature

Synonyms

phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
spirit
Narrower (hyponyms)
flying dutchman

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