phantom

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Noun

1. A [[ghost]] or [[apparition]].
2. Something [[apparently]] [[seen]], [[heard]], or [[sense]]d, but having no [[physical]] [[reality]]; an [[image]] that appears only in the [[mind]]; an [[illusion]] or [[delusion]].
3. {{lb|en|bridge}} A [[placeholder]] for a [[pair]] of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
4. {{lb|en|medicine|[[imaging]]}} A test object that reproduces the characteristics of [[human]] [[tissue]].
5. {{lb|en|colloquial|uncountable}} {{short for|en|phantom power}}

Adjective

1. [[illusive|Illusive]].
2. [[fictitious|Fictitious]] or [[nonexistent]].

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