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Meaning of appearance

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  appearance
      n 1: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing [syn:
           {appearance}, {visual aspect}]
      2: the event of coming into sight [ant: {disappearance}]
      3: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an
         action [syn: {appearance}, {appearing}, {coming into court}]
      4: a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance
         to the police"
      5: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief
         appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last
         appearance in America" [ant: {disappearance}, {disappearing}]
      6: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good
         impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony
         is just for show" [syn: {appearance}, {show}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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