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English noun: ignis fatuus

1. ignis fatuus (phenomenon) a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground


Synonymsfriar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp


Broader (hypernym)light, visible light, visible radiation

2. ignis fatuus (cognition) an illusion that misleads


Synonymswill-o'-the-wisp


Broader (hypernym)fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy









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