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Meaning of phasm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfæzəm

Definitions

An apparition; a phantom.

obsolete

Examples

“For heart is besides that from thence proceed many aerial fictions , and not from God, phasms, and chimeras , created by the vanity of our own hearts”
“After a small space the lights‥extinguish, and‥the Phasma having assumed a bodily shape or other false representation accompanies her.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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