phantasma (n.)

  1. a ghostly appearing figure; we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us

    [ Syn: apparition , phantom , phantasm , fantasm , specter , spectre ]

  2. something existing in perception only; a ghostly apparition at midnight

    [ Syn: apparition , phantom , phantasm , fantasm , shadow ]

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