n. 1. A ghostly figure; a specter. 2. A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp). 3. The act of appearing; appearance. [Middle English apparicioun, from Old French apparition, from Late Latin appāritiō, appāritiōn-, an appearance, from Latin appāritus, past participle of appārēre, to appear; see APPEAR.] ap′pa·rition·al adj. |
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