Dictionary Check: apparition

"apparition" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

a ghostly appearing figure

Example: "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
noun

the appearance of a ghostlike figure

Example: "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
noun

something existing in perception only

Example: "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
noun

an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly

Example: "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"

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