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Difference between appearance and apparition



 
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Difference between appearance and apparition Wed Aug 10, 2005 13:49 pm  Difference between appearance and apparition
 

Test No. incompl/elem-22 "Weather Forecast", question 8

In the early morning the sun will make an ..........

(a) apparition
(b) appearance
(c) appearing
(d) appear

Test No. incompl/elem-22 "Weather Forecast", answer 8

In the early morning the sun will make an appearance.

Correct answer: (b) appearance

Your answer was: incorrect
In the early morning the sun will make an apparition.
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Hi!
Please, can you explain the difference between "appearance" an "apparition"? In which case we use the first or the other..?
Thank you,
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Difference between "appearance" and "appariti Wed Aug 10, 2005 14:31 pm  Difference between "appearance" and "appariti
 

Hi,

In this case you need make an appearance, which simply means appear.

Appearance means coming to be seen and can also mean what or who something/someone looks like.

Apparition
means something which appears very often in your imagination. It can for example describe a ghost like figure.
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Difference between "appearance" and "appariti Wed Aug 10, 2005 20:50 pm  Difference between "appearance" and "appariti
 

Thank you very much, Mr Alan!
Your explanation was very clear!
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