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spec⋅ter

  [spek-ter]
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–noun
1. a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
2. some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease or famine.
Also, especially British, spectre.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L spectrum; see spectrum

Synonyms:
1. shade. See ghost.
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spec·ter   (spěk'tər)   
n.  

  1. A ghostly apparition; a phantom.

  2. A haunting or disturbing image or prospect: the terrible specter of nuclear war.


[French spectre, from Latin spectrum, appearance, apparition; see spectrum.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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