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Specter

British pronunciation/spˈɛktə/
American pronunciation/ˈspɛktɝ/
Specter
[NOUN]
1

a mental representation of some haunting experience

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2

a ghostly appearing figure

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Examples
1But somehow this specter evaded my many moves and purges.
2Now, alongside trade wars, genocide, and disease, another specter haunts the story of the Columbian Exchange.
3"A specter, a kelpie, give us a scare."
4An anonymous writer acknowledged the specter of war more directly.
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