phantom

Words with a similar base: phantom

'phantom'

[apparition.n.01] as in: a ghostly appearing figure

Examples:
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us

'phantom'

[apparition.n.03] as in: something existing in perception only

Examples:
a ghostly apparition at midnight

'phantom'

[phantom.s.01] as in: something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

Examples:
seemed to hear faint phantom bells
the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb

Origins

					phantom (English)
└── fantom (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── fantosme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── phantasma (Latin)
            └── φάντασμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── φαντάζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                    └── φαίνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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