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- pronunciation:
- Ig
n
 s
fae
chu
s
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Ig
nis
fa
tu
Us
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
ignes fatui |
| definition 1: |
a phosphorescent light that appears to hover over marshes at night, possibly arising from spontaneous combustion of marsh gases; will-o'-the-wisp.
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| definition 2: |
something deceptive or misleading, such as a false hope.
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| related words: |
delusion, mirage |
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