APPORT

Meaning of APPORT in English

[ ə'pɔ:t ]

■ noun an object produced supposedly by occult means at a seance.

Origin

C19: from Fr. ~ 'something brought', from ~er 'bring to'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

APPORT — I. əˈpō(ə)rt, aˈ-, -ȯ(ə)rt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English aport, apport, alteration (influenced by Middle English aport, apport …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPORT — in occultism, a material object that arrives suddenly and mysteriously through the powers of a medium. Often the arrival of …
Britannica English vocabulary
APPORT — apport BrE AmE ə ˈpɔːt AmE \ ə ˈpɔːrt -ˈpoʊrt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APPORT — n. 1 the production of material objects by supposedly occult means at a seance. 2 an object so produced. [ME …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPORT — n. 1 the production of material objects by supposedly occult means at a seance. 2 an object so produced. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPORT — n.1 the production of material objects by supposedly occult means at a seance. 2 an object so produced. Etymology: ME …
Oxford English vocab
APPORT — сущ. аппорт; паранормальное перемещение объекта.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
RAPPORT — raˈpō(ə)r, rəˈ-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) sometimes “+t or ( before a vowel ) d. noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRITUALISM — in religion, the belief, or practices based upon the belief, that departed souls hold intercourse with mortals, usually through a …
Britannica English vocabulary

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