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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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   The meaning of PHANTOM is something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition. How to use phantom in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPHANTOM | 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.

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

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   noun. a ghostly appearing figure. synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre. see more. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells” “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb” synonyms: unreal. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary. Pronunciation. US.

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

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   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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   2 days ago · You use phantom to describe something which you think you experience but which is not real. She was always taking days off for what her colleagues considered phantom illnesses. American English : phantom / ˈfæntəm /

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.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   PHANTOM meaning: 1 : the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people ghost; 2 : something that is not real and exists only in a person's mind.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Phantom definition: Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryphantom | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    phantom meaning: 1. the spirit of a dead person 2. imagined, not real: . Learn more.