Meaning of the word phantom in English

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phantom

US /ˈfæn.t̬əm/
UK /ˈfæn.təm/

Noun

a ghost; a product of the imagination

Example:
She claimed to have seen a phantom in the old house.
The pain was a mere phantom, a trick of the mind.

Adjective

illusory; existing only in the imagination

Example:
He felt a phantom limb pain after the amputation.
The company was a phantom organization, existing only on paper.