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ghost
noun [C] (SPIRIT) /ɡəʊst/
/ɡoʊst/ Definition
B1 the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person, which some people believe appears to people who are alive: Do you believe in ghosts? The gardens are said to be haunted by the ghost of a child who drowned in the river.Souls, spirits and ghosts
(Definition of ghost noun (SPIRIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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