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mirage Definition


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mirage
noun
    1. An optical illusion that usually resembles a pool of water on the horizon reflecting light from the sky, commonly experienced in deserts, and caused by the refraction of light by very hot air near to the ground.
    2. Anything illusory or imaginary.
      Thesaurus: illusion, hallucination, delusion, fantasy.
Etymology: 19c: French, from mirer to reflect.



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