SPEC'TER, noun [Latin spectrum, from specto, to behold.] 1. An apparition; the appearance of a person who is dead; a ghost. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. 2. Something made preternaturally visible. 3. In conchology, a species of voluta, marked with reddish broad bands.
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