a ghostly apparition

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• apparition — apparitional, adj. /ap euh rish euhn/, n. 1. a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight. 2. anything that appears, esp. something remarkable or startling: the… …   Universalium

• apparition — ap|pa|ri|tion [ˌæpəˈrıʃən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: apparitio, from Latin apparere; APPEAR] something that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person ▪ He stared at the strange apparition before him. ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• apparition — noun (C) something that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person: a ghostly apparition …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• apparition — noun Etymology: Middle English apparicioun, from Anglo French aparicion, from Late Latin apparition , apparitio appearance, from Latin apparēre Date: 15th century 1. a. an unusual or unexpected sight ; phenomenon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• apparition — ap•pa•ri•tion [[t]ˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a ghostly appearance of a person or thing 2) something making a remarkable or incongruous appearance 3) an act of becoming visible; appearance • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME apparicio(u)n < AF, OF <… …   From formal English to slang

• apparition — /æpəˈrɪʃən / (say apuh rishuhn) noun 1. a ghostly appearance; a spectre or phantom. 2. anything that appears, especially something remarkable or phenomenal. 3. the act of appearing. {Late Latin appāritio, in Latin: service} –apparitional,… …  

• Hamlet (1948 film) — Infobox Film name = Hamlet image size = 225px caption = theatrical poster director = Laurence Olivier writer = Play: William Shakespeare Screenplay: Laurence Olivier starring = Laurence Olivier Basil Sydney Eileen Herlie Jean Simmons producer =… …   Wikipedia

• Kairo (film) — Infobox Film name = Kairo caption = Japanese poster for Kairo director = Kiyoshi Kurosawa producer = Kiyoshi Kurosawa writer = Kiyoshi Kurosawa starring = Haruhiko Katô Kumiko Aso Koyuki Koji Yakusho distributor = Toho Company released =… …   Wikipedia

• fantasm — noun 1. a ghostly appearing figure we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us • Syn: ↑apparition, ↑phantom, ↑phantasm, ↑phantasma, ↑specter, ↑spectre • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• phantasma — noun 1. a ghostly appearing figure we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us • Syn: ↑apparition, ↑phantom, ↑phantasm, ↑fantasm, ↑specter, ↑spectre • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• The Uninvited (1944 film) — Infobox Film name = The Uninvited caption = director = Lewis Allen producer = Charles Brackett writer = Book Author: Dorothy Macardle Screenwriters: Frank Partos Dodie Smith starring = Ray Milland Gail Russell Ruth Hussey Donald Crisp Cornelia… …   Wikipedia