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ei·do·lon
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aɪˈdoʊ
lən
/
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ahy-
doh
-l
uh
n
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noun,
plural
ei·do·la
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-lə
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-l
uh
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ei·do·lons.
1.
a phantom; apparition.
2.
an ideal.
Origin:
1820–30;
see
idol
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eidolon
(aɪˈdəʊlɒn)
—
n
,
pl
-la
,
-lons
1.
an unsubstantial image; apparition; phantom
2.
an ideal or idealized figure
[C19: from Greek: phantom,
idol
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
eidolon
1828, from Gk. eidolon (see
idol
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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