Today's Word "apparition"
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apparition \ap-uh-RISH-uhn\ (noun) - 1 : A ghost; a specter; a phantom. 2 : The thing appearing; the sudden or unexpected appearance of something or somebody. 3 : The act of becoming visible; appearance. 4 : (Astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.
"Buddy was convinced that he was visited by an apparition of his favorite cat, Fluffy, although most presumed that it was merely a hypnogogic illusion."
Apparition derives from Latin apparitio, from apparere, from ad-, "to" + parere, "to be visible, to appear."
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