/ reɪθ; NAmE / noun
the ghost of a person that is seen a short time before or after that person dies
SYN spectre :
a wraith-like figure (= a very thin, pale person)
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (originally Scots ): of unknown origin.
/ reɪθ; NAmE / noun
the ghost of a person that is seen a short time before or after that person dies
SYN spectre :
a wraith-like figure (= a very thin, pale person)
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (originally Scots ): of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005