specter
- (US) A ghostly apparition, a phantom.
- (US, figuratively) A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect
- (US) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspɛktɚ/
Etymology
From Middle French spectre, from Latin spectrum (“appearance, apparition”). Doublet of spectrum.
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