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Word: Mirage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French, from se mirer ‘be reflected’, from Latin mirare ‘look at’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɪˈrɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɪrɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air
Short Definition:optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions
Examples:- the surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages
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