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Word: Phantom
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘illusion, delusion’): from Old French fantosme, based on Greek phantasma (see phantasm)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfantəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a ghost
Short Definition:ghost
Examples:- a phantom who haunts lonely roads
- a phantom ship
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