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gegenschein
ge·gen·schein [ gáygən shn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
faint glow in night sky: a faint elliptical glow in the night sky opposite the setting sun, caused by the reflection of sunlight by dust in space
[Late 19th century. < German, "opposite glow"]
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