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nounsomething existing in perception only
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nouna ghostly appearing figuretype of:
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nounan act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedlytype of:
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nounthe appearance of a ghostlike figuretype of:
Examples of apparition
- "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
- "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
- "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"