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   phantom

   /ˈfantəm/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost: "a phantom who haunts lonely roads" Similar ghostapparitionspiritspectrewraithshadowbodachduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ a figment of the imagination: "he tried to clear the phantoms from his head and grasp reality" Similar figment of the imaginationdelusionhallucinationillusionchimeravisionfantasymiragerare:phantasm
   • ▪ not real; illusory: "a phantom conspiracy"
   • ▪ denoting a financial arrangement or transaction which has been invented for fraudulent purposes: "he diverted an estimated £1,500,000 into ‘phantom’ bank accounts"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘illusion, delusion’): from Old French fantosme, based on Greek phantasma (see phantasm).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPHANTOM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   used to describe something that you imagine exists or that appears to exist, although in fact it does not: Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she's got a phantom limb.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition. b. : something elusive or visionary. c. : an object of continual dread or abhorrence. the phantom of disease and want. 2. : something existing in appearance only. 3. : a representation of something abstract, ideal, or incorporeal.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”. “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb”. synonyms: unreal.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › phantomPHANTOM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   used to describe something that you imagine exists or that appears to exist, although in fact it does not: Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she has a phantom limb.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › phantomPhantom - definition of phantom by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition. 2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion: phantoms of a disturbed mind. 3. Medicine A model of a human body or body part. adj. 1. Resembling, characteristic of, or being a phantom: tales of a phantom ship haunting the bay. 2.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPHANTOM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Phantom is used to describe business organizations, agreements, or goods which do not really exist, but which someone pretends do exist in order to cheat people. ...a phantom trading scheme at a Wall Street investment bank.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › phantomPHANTOM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear.