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phantom

/ˈfæntəm/FAN-tuhm
/ˈfæntəm/FAN-tuhm

Meaningan apparition

Common meaning: a ghost

Journey through time

  1. Latinphantasmasource
  2. Old Frenchfantosmesource
  3. Middle Englishfantomesource
  4. Englishphantom‘a ghost’ · today

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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin phantasma ‘an apparition’.

Roots

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