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specter
[ spek-ter ]
/ ËspÉk tÉr /
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noun
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease or famine.
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Also especially British, spec·tre .
Origin of specter
First recorded 1595â1605; from Latin spectrum âappearance, formâ; see spectrum
synonym study for specter
1. See ghost.
Words nearby specter
spectate, spectator, spectator pump, spectator sport, Spectazole, specter, spectinomycin, Spector, spectra, Spectracef, spectral
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