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   phantom

   /ˈfantəm/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost: "a phantom who haunts lonely roads" Similar ghostapparitionspiritspectrewraithshadowbodachduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ a figment of the imagination: "he tried to clear the phantoms from his head and grasp reality" Similar figment of the imaginationdelusionhallucinationillusionchimeravisionfantasymiragerare:phantasm
   • ▪ not real; illusory: "a phantom conspiracy"
   • ▪ denoting a financial arrangement or transaction which has been invented for fraudulent purposes: "he diverted an estimated £1,500,000 into ‘phantom’ bank accounts"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘illusion, delusion’): from Old French fantosme, based on Greek phantasma (see phantasm).

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   What is the meaning of Phantom?

   • an apparition or specter. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. the phantom of fear. an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device.

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   What is a phantom image?

   • an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. the phantom of fear. an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device. a phantom sea serpent.

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   What is Phantom and how does it work?

   • Phantom is a digital wallet tailored for Solana and Ethereum. It is reimagined for DeFi and makes it safe and easy to store, send, receive, collect, and swap tokens on the Solana blockchain.

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   Where does the name Phantom come from?

   • The comic The Phantom, and the character in it by the same name. From Middle English fantom, fantum, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phantasma). The phantom shook his head in silent objection. The story got really scary when it talked about the phantom that was seen in the old barn.

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   Are Phantoms real?

   • Some phantoms are real, but phantom can also be used to mean "a trick of the mind," like hearing a person outside your window, but then realizing it’s only the phantom rustling of leaves in a tree. Phantom limb is when someone loses an arm or leg, but their brain can still feel where their limb used to be. "Phantom."

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   What is a Phantasm etymology?

   • Middle English fantesme, fantosme, fantome, fantom "what only seems to have reality or value, vanity, illusion, apparition, falsehood," borrowed from Anglo-French fantosme, fantasme — more at phantasm Note: For the etymological relation between this word and phantasm, see the note at the latter word.

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   How to use phantom in a sentence. something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition; something elusive or visionary… See the full definition

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   4 meanings: 1. a. an apparition or spectre b. (as modifier) 2. the visible representation of something abstract, esp as.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define phantom. phantom synonyms, phantom pronunciation, phantom translation, English dictionary definition of phantom. n. 1. Something apparently seen, heard, or ...

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   Look over there, across the room. Is that a phantom, some weary soul come back from the dead to haunt you? Maybe it’s a shadow, or maybe it’s a ghost. Either way, turn on a light and it’ll disappear.

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   PHANTOM meaning: 1 : the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people ghost; 2 : something that is not real and exists only in a person's mind.

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   Phantom definition: an apparition or specter.. See examples of PHANTOM used in a sentence.

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   noun. /ˈfæn təm/. IPA: Dictionary definition of phantom. An imaginary or illusory entity that appears to be real but lacks physical substance or existence. "The legend spoke of a phantom ship that appeared only during the full moon." Detailed meaning of phantom. It commonly refers to a ghostly or supernatural apparition that is believed to ...