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# spectrum **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** spectrum ## Words From This Root - spectrum - A wide range of related ideas, opinions, qualities, or things. - specter - a ghost, or a haunting threatening prospect - spectral - ghostly in appearance, or relating to a spectrum of light
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spectrum
C1
/ˈspɛktrəm/
A wide range of related ideas, opinions, qualities, or things.
specter
C2+
/ˈspɛktər/
a ghost, or a haunting threatening prospect
spectral
C2+
/ˈspɛktrəl/
ghostly in appearance, or relating to a spectrum of light
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