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phantom
adjective
noun
something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
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ˈfæntəm
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adjective
something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
“seemed to hear faint phantom bells”
noun
something existing in perception only
“a ghostly apparition at midnight”
noun
a ghostly appearing figure
“we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
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seemed to hear faint phantom bells
the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb
a ghostly apparition at midnight
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
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