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The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats.
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The center of spiritual life; the soul.
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A demon or spirit.
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A returning or haunting memory or image.
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A slight or faint trace: just a ghost of a smile.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.