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PHANTASM
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
(noun) something existing in perception only; “a ghostly apparition at midnight”
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
(noun) a ghostly appearing figure; “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phantasm (plural phantasms)
something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
Anagrams
• panthams
Source: Wiktionary
Phan"tasm, n. Etym: [L. phantasma. See Phantom, and cf. Fantasm.] [Spelt also fantasm.]
1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream. They be but phantasms or apparitions. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion. Cudworth. Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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