Apparent

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An heir apparent.

II. Apparent ·adj Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

III. Apparent ·adj Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

IV. Apparent ·adj Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.

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