apparition
/ˌæpəˈɪʃən/a-pur-IH-shuhn
/ˌæpɚˈɪʃən/a-pur-IH-shuhn
Meaningan appearing
Common meaning: a ghostly appearance
- apto, towards (form of ad-)
- parto appear; to obeyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1303 · scan
- itionnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘to appear’ → apparition
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pāreō ‘to appear; to obey’.
Roots
- pāreō, pārēre Latin “to appear; to obey”
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