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English

Etymology

From Old French fantosme from Latin phantasma from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phantasma).

Pronunciation

Noun

phantom (plural phantoms)

  1. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive.
  2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.

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Adjective

phantom (comparative more phantom, superlative most phantom)

  1. illusive
  2. fictitious or nonexistent

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