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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGhost
/ɡoʊst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A faint or shadowy image of something.
"The ghost of a memory lingered in her mind." - 2
The spirit of a dead person, often believed to appear to the living.
"Many people claim to have seen a ghost in the old mansion."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'gāst', meaning breath, spirit, soul, or demon, stemming from Proto-Germanic '*gaistaz'. Historically used in religious contexts to denote the spiritual essence of a human, it evolved in Middle English to 'gost' and later acquired its modern association with the visible apparition of a deceased person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ghost" is said worldwide
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Fantôme
Transliteration: fɑ̃.tɔm
"Elle a vu un fantôme dans le vieux château."
Gespenst
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃpɛnst
"Viele Menschen behaupten, ein Gespenst im alten Schloss gesehen zu haben."
Fantasma
Transliteration: fanˈtaz.ma
"Ha visto un fantasma nel vecchio castello."
Fantasma
Transliteration: fanˈtas.ma
"Ella vio un fantasma en la antigua mansión."
Fantasma
Transliteration: fɐ̃ˈtɐzmɐ
"Ela viu um fantasma na velha mansão."
भूत
Transliteration: bhoot
"उसने पुराने किले में एक भूत देखा।"
鬼
Transliteration: guǐ
"她在老宅子里看到了一个鬼。"
유령
Transliteration: yureong
"그녀는 오래된 저택에서 유령을 보았다."
幽霊
Transliteration: yūrei
"彼女は古い家で幽霊を見た。"
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