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[[File:Liz Danforth - Specter.png|thumb|[[Liz Danforth]] - ''Specter'']]
'''Spectres''' were evil creatures only mentioned fleetingly in linguistic writings.<ref>{{HM|LRI}} (entry for ''[[dwimmerlaik]]'')</ref><ref>{{PE|19}}, pp. 17, 101 (footnote 155; cf. [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NASAG]])</ref> Likely ''spectre'' was just another name for [[undead]] beings such as [[ghosts]] or [[wraiths]].

Perhaps spectres were related to the [[Sindarin]] concept ''[[auth]]'' ([[Quenya]] ''[[ausa]]''), referring to a spectral apparition.<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 9</ref>
==Etymology==
''Spectre'' derives from Latin ''spectrum''.<ref>"specter". ''[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/specter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition]'' at Dictionary.com (retrieved December 16, 2010)</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
: ''Specters'' are rare, incorporeal Undead monsters. They are included among the minions of the Balrog of Moria.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, p. 129</ref>
==See also==
*[[Phantoms]]
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