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Definition of spectre in English English dictionary
- a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
- Radio code name for the AC-130 Gunship, called "Spooky" and "Puff the Magic Dragon "
- that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains
- Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom
- alternative spelling of specter
- a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
- A mountain specter (which see), esp
- {i} ghost, evil spirit, unnatural apparition, phantom (also specter)
- AC-130 Hercules gunship
- spec·tre spectres in AM, use specter1. If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action
- A spectre is a ghost
- The tarsius
- A stick insect
- spectre at the feast
- Alternative form of ghost at the feast
- raise the spectre
- to cause concern that something unfortunate might happen
- specter
- A ghostly apparition
- specter
- apparition
- specter
- {n} an apparition, spirit, ghost
- specter
- a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
- specter
- a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
- specter
- Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom
- specter
- the American spelling of spectre (spectre, from spectrum; SPECTRUM)
- specter
- A stick insect
- specter
- {i} spirit, ghost, phantom
- specter
- The tarsius
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spec·treTurkish pronunciation
spektırPronunciation
/ˈspektər/ /ˈspɛktɜr/
Etymology
(noun.) 1605. French spectre, from Latin spectrum appearance, specter, from specere to look, look at; more at SPY.Resimler
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