What is the meaning of the word "apparition"?

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  1. a ghostly appearing figure copy to clipboard noun
    • we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us copy to clipboard
  2. an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly copy to clipboard noun
    • natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger copy to clipboard
  3. something existing in perception only copy to clipboard noun
    • a ghostly apparition at midnight copy to clipboard
  4. the appearance of a ghostlike figure copy to clipboard noun
    • I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter copy to clipboard

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