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Meaning of 'phantom' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Phantom [ n.]
- That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.

Meaning of 'phantom' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . phantom [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something existing in perception only
Example in sentence:
  • a ghostly apparition at midnight
Meaning (2):
- a ghostly appearing figure
Example in sentence:
  • we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
3 . phantom [ s]
Meaning (3):
- something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
Example in sentence:
  • seemed to hear faint phantom bells;
  • the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb

Nearby Words:

phacelli phacellus phacochere phacoid phacolite phacops phaeacian phaenogam phaenogamia phaenogamian

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  • Phantom limb
    Phantom limb is the sensation of 'feeling' in a limb that has been amputated. Two complementary reasons for this phenomenon have been suggested;

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