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Mirage

mirage
n. 1 an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, esp. the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road from the reflection of light. 2 an illusory thing. Etymology: F f. se mirer be reflected, f. L mirare look at
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  noun Etymology: French, from mirer to look at, from Latin mirari Date: 1803 an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density, something illusory and unattainable like a ~, see: delusion ...
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