The Only Use of
apparition
in
The Ransom of Red Chief
- It was, as Bill afterward expressed it, "during a moment of temporary mental apparition"; but we didn't find that out till later.†
apparition = a ghostlike figure or its appearance
Definitions:
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(1)
(apparition as in: a headless apparition) a ghostlike figure or its appearance
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, apparition can refer to any strange, other-worldly, thing or its appearance. Even more rarely, apparition can by a synonym for appearance. The Harry Potter series uses the word both ways.