Meaning of SPECTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'spektur
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- [n] a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
- [n] a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
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| | Synonyms: | | apparition, ghost, phantom, shade, spectre, spectre, spook, wraith |
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| | See Also: | | apparition, disembodied spirit, Flying Dutchman, phantom, shadow, spirit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L.
spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look.
See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.]
1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost;
a phantom.
The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With
bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The tarsius.
(b) A stick insect.
{Specter bat} (Zo["o]l.), any phyllostome bat.
{Specter candle} (Zo["o]l.), a belemnite.
{Specter shrimp} (Zo["o]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under
{Skeleton}.
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