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An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.

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  1. n. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.
  2. n. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith.
  3. n. a mental representation of some haunting experience
  4. n. a malevolent or haunting spirit
  5. n:100 n a mental representation of some haunting experience