Definition of apparent
1 : open to view : visible The changes were readily apparent.
2 : clear or manifest to the understanding
for reasons that are apparent
3 : appearing as actual to the eye or mind
was in apparent danger
4 : manifest to the senses or mind as real or true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be factually valid
died of an apparent heart attack The air of spontaneity is perhaps more apparent than real.— J. R. Sutherland
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The first known use of apparent was in the 14th century
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