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apparition
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apparition
(noun)
apparition
/ˌæpə
ˈ
rɪʃən/
noun
plural
apparitions
apparition
/ˌæpə
ˈ
rɪʃən/
noun
plural
apparitions
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPARITION
[
count
]
formal
:
a ghost or spirit of a dead person
People say there are ghostly
apparitions
[=
ghosts
,
phantoms
] in this house.
a strange
apparition
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