ghost word
noun [ C ] publishing specialized uk/ˈɡəʊst ˌwɜːd/ us/ˈɡoʊst ˌwɝːd/
（字典或词汇表中通常因为错误而出现的）幽灵字，幽灵词
a word in a dictionary or another list of words that is not a real word and is usually there because of a mistake
"Abacot" is a ghost word that arose through a series of misreadings. "Abacot" 是由于一系列误读而产生的一个幽灵词。
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- There are scores of ghost words in dictionaries.
- Wherever words are arranged in lists, ghost words may occasionally appear.
- Ghost words may be misprints or mispronunciations.