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mariko

1. (modifier) unreal, phantom, illusory.

Ka kite ia i tētahi mea rerekē, arā, e piki haere ana te wai o te roto, ā, i kite anō hoki ia i tētahi waka mariko (TTR 1994:25). / She noticed an unusual thing, namely the rising of the lake's waters, and then she also saw a phantom canoe.

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2. (modifier) virtual - not physically existing but made to appear to do so.

Tāpirihia he whatunga tūmataiti mariko (VPN) (LP 2017). / Add a virtual private network (VPN) (LP 2017).

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3. (noun) phantom, apparition, supernatural apparition.

Nō muri mai, ka kitea ko te tino anahera tonu, ko Kaperiere taua mariko rā (TTR 1976:175). / Later the supernatural apparition, the archangel Gabriel, was revealed.

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ata mariko

1. (noun) special effect.

He ataata waihanga ngā ata mariko ka whakaurua ki roto i tētahi kiriata hei whakaatu i tētahi āhuatanga, ānō nei he tūturu. Hei tauira, ko te ekenga a Pai ki runga i te tohorā i roto i te kiriata Te Kaieke Tohorā (RMR 2017). / Special effects are visuals which are crafted and put into a film or video to show something as if it is real. For example, when Pai rides on the whale in the film 'Whale Rider' (RMR 2017).

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whakaari mariko

1. (noun) supernatural drama.

Ko te whakaari mariko, arā, ka whai wāhi mai ngā āhuatanga o te wāhi ngaro ki te whakaari, pērā i te kēhua me te patupaiarehe (RMR 2017). / The supernatural drama, that is, aspects of the world of gods and spirits feature in the play, such as ghosts and fairies.

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mātātuhi mariko

1. (noun) virtual image.

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