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English noun: will-o'-the-wisp | |||
| 1. | will-o'-the-wisp (phenomenon) a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground | ||
| Synonyms | friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| 2. | will-o'-the-wisp (cognition) an illusion that misleads | ||
| Synonyms | ignis fatuus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy | ||
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