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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
spec·ter    Audio Help   [spek-ter] Pronunciation Key
–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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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  specter
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  apparition, demon, ghost, illusion, image, phantasm, phantom, prospect, shade, spirit, spook, vision, wraith, manes
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  ghost
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A supernatural being, such as a ghost.
Synonyms:  apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, spirit, visitant, wraith
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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