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Word: Gegenschein
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: German Gegenschein, from gegen ‘opposite’ + Schein ‘glow, shine’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡeɪɡənˌʃʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a patch of very faint nebulous light sometimes seen in the night sky opposite the position of the sun. It is thought to be the image of the sun reflected from gas and dust outside the atmosphere.
Short Definition:patch of very faint nebulous light sometimes seen in night sky opposite position of sun
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