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phantasm

phan·tasm

UK/ˈfæntæzəm/ US/ˌfæˈntæzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a ghostly appearing figure

  • “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
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2.

something existing in perception only

  • “a ghostly apparition at midnight”
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Origin

A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom.

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