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wraith

noun
RAYTH/ɹeɪθ/

Pluralwraiths

1 meaning of wraith

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A ghost, especially one that looks like a person who has just died.

    The old story says a wraith walks the halls of the castle at night.

    Thin and pale after his long illness, he looked like a wraith.

    Similarghost, specter, spirit, phantom, apparition

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Origin

From an old Scottish word; its origin is not certain, but it may be linked to wrath.