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phasms

phasms is the plural of phasm.

Meaning of phasm

Noun

phasm (plural phasms or phasma)

  1. (obsolete) An apparition; a phantom.
    • 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 hearts1654, H[enry] Hammond, Of Fundamentals in a Notion Referring to Practise, London: […] J[ames] Flesher for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC

Questions about phasms

What is phasms the plural of?
Phasms is the plural of phasm.

Words near phasms in the dictionary

  1. phasmid
  2. phasmidic
  3. phasmids
  4. phasmophobia
  5. phasmophobic
  6. phasms
  7. phasogram
  8. phasograms
  9. phasome
  10. phasomes
  11. phasometer

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