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English noun: apparition | |||
| 1. | apparition (person) a ghostly appearing figure | ||
| Samples | We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us. | ||
| Synonyms | fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disembodied spirit, spirit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Flying Dutchman | ||
| 2. | apparition (event) the appearance of a ghostlike figure | ||
| Samples | I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appearance | ||
| 3. | apparition (cognition) something existing in perception only | ||
| Samples | A ghostly apparition at midnight. | ||
| Synonyms | fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | illusion, semblance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Flying Dutchman, flying saucer, ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, UFO, unidentified flying object, wraith | ||
| 4. | apparition (act) an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly | ||
| Samples | Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appearance | ||
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