apparition

The definition of an apparition is an unusual sight or the shadowy image of someone who has died.

(noun)

The Flying Dutchman is an example of an apparition.

See apparition in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

anything that appears unexpectedly or in an extraordinary way; esp., a strange figure appearing suddenly and thought to be a ghost
the act of appearing or becoming visible

Origin: ME apparicioun < OFr apparition < ML apparitio, epiphany, appearance (in L, attendance, service) < apparere, appear

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See apparition in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A ghostly figure; a specter.
A sudden or unusual sight: “[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon” (Herbert Muschamp).
The act of appearing; appearance.

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Origin: Middle English apparicioun

Origin: , from Old French apparition

Origin: , from Late Latin appāritiō, appāritiōn-, an appearance

Origin: , from Latin appāritus

Origin: , past participle of appārēre, to appear; see appear

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