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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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   Oct 3, 2011 · 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.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPHANTOM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical existence; apparition; vision; specter. 2. something feared or dreaded. 3. something that exists only in the mind; illusion. 4. a person or thing that is something in appearance but not in fact. a phantom of a leader.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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   1. a. an apparition or spectre. b. (as modifier): a phantom army marching through the sky. 2. the visible representation of something abstract, esp as appearing in a dream or hallucination: phantoms of evil haunted his sleep. 3. something apparently unpleasant or horrific that has no material form. 4. (Medicine) med another name for manikin 2b.

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

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   noun. an apparition or specter. 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.oed.com › dictionary › phantom_nphantom, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    What does the word phantom mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word phantom, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. phantom has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPHANTOM | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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