spectre
Variant of specter
specter
definition
spec·ter (spek′tər)
noun
- a ghost; apparition
- any object of fear or dread
Etymology: Fr spectre < L spectrum, an appearance, apparition < spectare, to behold: see spectacle
spectre spec′·tre
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