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Eid al-Adha
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eidolon
ei·do·lon [ ī dṓlən ] (plural ei·do·lons or ei·do·la [ ī dṓlə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. phantom: a ghostly figure or image
2. an ideal image: an idealized image of somebody or something
[Mid-17th century. < Greek eidōlon "idol" (see idol)]
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