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apparition (noun)

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  • apparition — ► NOUN ▪ a remarkable thing making a sudden appearance, especially a ghost …   English terms dictionary

  • apparition — (n.) c.1500, unclosing (of Heaven), from Anglo Fr. aparicion, O.Fr. apparition, aparoison (15c.), used in reference to the Epiphany (revealing of Christ child to the Wise Men), from L.L. apparitionem (nom. apparitio) an appearance, also… …   Etymology dictionary

  • apparition — noun /ˌæp.ə(ɹ)ˈɪʃn̩,ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩,ˌæp.ɚˈɪ.ʃən/ a) An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. . b) The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much… …   Wiktionary

  • 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 — 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 a monstrous apparition Syn: ghost, phantom, specter, spirit, wraith; vision, hallucination; informal spook, chimera; literary phantasm, revenant, shade, visitant; rare eidolon …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • apparition — noun a remarkable thing making a sudden appearance. ↘a ghost. Derivatives apparitional adjective Origin ME (in the sense the action of appearing ): from L. apparitio(n ), from apparere (see appear) …   English new terms dictionary

  • apparition — UK [ˌæpəˈrɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms apparition : singular apparition plural apparitions 1) formal a strange image or creature that someone sees 2) humorous someone who looks very strange or unusual …   English dictionary

  • apparition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. phantom, ghost, specter; dream. See demon, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. phantom, specter, spirit; see ghost 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ghost, specter, spirit, phantom, spook,… …   English dictionary for students

  • apparition — ap|pa|ri|tion [ ,æpə rıʃn ] noun count 1. ) FORMAL a strange image or creature that someone sees 2. ) HUMOROUS someone who looks very strange or unusual …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • apparition — [ˌæpəˈrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] formal a strange image or creature that someone sees …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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