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Apparition - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Apparition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Apparition [ n.]
- The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
- An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom.
- The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.

Meaning of 'Apparition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . apparition [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something existing in perception only
Example in sentence:
  • a ghostly apparition at midnight
Meaning (2):
- the appearance of a ghostlike figure
Example in sentence:
  • I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter
Meaning (3):
- an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
Example in sentence:
  • natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger
Meaning (4):
- a ghostly appearing figure
Example in sentence:
  • we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us

Nearby Words:

appair appalachian appall appalled appalling appallment appanage appanagist apparaillyng apparatus

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