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appearance

ap.pear.ance \*-'pir-*n(t)s\ n 1a: the act, action, or process of appearing 
    1b: the coming into court of a party in an action or his attorney  2a: 
   outward aspect : LOOK  2b: external show : SEMBLANCE  pl  2c: outward 
   indications  3a: a sense impression or aspect of a thing  3b: the world of 
   sensible phenomena  4a: something that appears : PHENOMENON  4b: an 
   instance of appearing