apparition

ap·pa·ri·tion  (p-rshn)

n.

1. A ghostly figure; a specter.

2. A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" Herbert Muschamp.

3. The act of appearing; appearance.

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[Middle English apparicioun, from Old French apparition, from Late Latin appriti, appritin-, an appearance, from Latin appritus, past participle of apprre, to appear; see appear.]

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appa·rition·al adj.

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apparition

Noun

a ghost or ghostlike figure [Latin apparere to appear]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apparition - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, spectre, specter disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings Flying Dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
	2.	apparition - the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" appearance - the event of coming into sight
	3.	apparition - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow flying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Flying Dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation
	4.	apparition - an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger" appearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

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apparition

noun ghost, spirit, shade (literary) phantom, spectre, spook (informal) wraith, chimera, revenant, visitant, eidolon, atua N.Z. kehua N.Z.

Translations

apparition [æpəˈrɪʃən] n → aparición f

apparition [æpəˈrɪʃən] n → apparition f

apparition [æpəˈrɪʃən] n → Erscheinung f

apparition [æpəˈrɪʃən] n → apparizione f