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ignis fatuus

DEFINITIONS OF: ignis fatuus

1

n a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

Synonyms:
friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp
Type of:
light, visible light, visible radiation
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

n an illusion that misleads

Synonyms:
will-o'-the-wisp
Type of:
fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy
something many people believe that is false
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