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mirages
We have found lemma(root) word of mirages : mirage.
Definitions
[ˈmɪrɑːʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air
(e.g: the surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages)
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Origin
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early 19th century: from French, from se mirer ‘be reflected’, from Latin mirare ‘look at’
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