(~s)
An ~ is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. (FORMAL)
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(~s)
An ~ is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. (FORMAL)
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012