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Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina.
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1810–20; < Italian, translation of Morgan le Fay, associated in literature with magical castles
1810–20; < Italian, translation of Morgan le Fay, associated in literature with magical castles
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Fata Morgana
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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Fata Morgana
1818, lit. "Fairy Morgana," mirage especially common in the Strait of Messina, Italy, from Morgana, the "Morgan le Fay" of Anglo-Fr. poetry, sister of King Arthur, located in Calabria by Norman settlers. Morgan is Welsh, "sea-dweller." There is perhaps, too, here an infl. of Arabic marjan, lit. "pearl,"
EXPANDalso a fem. proper name, popularly the name of a sorceress.
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