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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular phantom

Plural phantoms

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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Derived terms

Adjective

phantom (comparative more phantom, superlative most phantom)

Positive phantom

Comparative more phantom

Superlative most phantom

  1. illusive
  2. fictitious or nonexistent

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