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fan·tom

 (făn′təm)
n. & adj. Archaic
Variant of phantom.
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fantom

(ˈfæntəm)
n
an archaic spelling of phantom
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phan•tom

(ˈfæn təm)

n.
1. an apparition or specter.
2. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a mirage or optical illusion.
3. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear.
adj.
4. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a phantom; illusory: a phantom ship; an amputee with a phantom limb.
5. nonexistent; fictitious: phantom employees on the payroll.
[1250–1300; Middle English fantosme < Middle French, Old French < Latin phantasma phantasm]
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