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fata morgana
fa·ta mor·ga·na [ ftə mawr gnə ] (plural fa·ta mor·ga·nas) or Fa·ta Mor·ga·na [ ftə mawr gnə ] (plural Fa·ta Mor·ga·nas)


noun 
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mirage: a mirage or an illusion
[< Italian, "Morgan le Fay"; from the belief that a fairy caused the mirage frequently seen near the Strait of Messina]
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