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specter

American  
[spek-ter] / ˈspɛk tər /
especially British, spectre

noun

  1. a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.

    Synonyms:
    shade

  2. some object or source of terror or dread.

    the specter of disease or famine.

Related Words

See ghost.

Etymology

Origin of specter

First recorded 1595–1605; from Latin spectrum “appearance, form”; spectrum

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