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apparition

The correct spelling is apparition.

How to pronounce apparition

/ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/
noun

IPA: /ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/

Say it like: App-ari-sho-n

The correct spelling is apparition. An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. For example: "The attic is haunted by the ghostly apparition of a young girl who died there."

Usage Examples

The attic is haunted by the ghostly apparition of a young girl who died there.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
  2. 2.The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
  3. 3.An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
  4. 4.The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
  5. 5.A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.

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