phantom
/ˈfæntəm/ · noun
Meaning
- A ghost or apparition.
- Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
- A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- (medical imaging) A test object.
- Illusive.
- Fictitious or nonexistent.
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