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spectre - 4 dictionary results

spec⋅tre

[spek-ter]
–noun Chiefly British.
specter.

spec⋅ter

[spek-ter]
–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


1. shade. See ghost.
spec·tre   (spěk'tər)   
n.   Chiefly British
Variant of specter.

Spectre

Spec"tre\, n. See Specter.
Language Translation for : spectre
Spanish: espectro, fantasma,
German: das Gespenst,
Japanese: ゆうれい
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