Definition of apparition

nocturnal Definition: (adjective) of the night; active at night. Petersons.com

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ap·pa·ri·tion    (p-rshn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A ghostly figure; a specter.
2. A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp).
3. The act of appearing; appearance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English apparicioun, from Old French apparition, from Late Latin appriti , appritin-, an appearance, from Latin appritus, past participle of apprre, to appear ; see appear

OTHER FORMS:
appa·rition·al (Adjective)

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