Meaning of apparition

Definition of apparition

(noun) a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"

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