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fata mor·gana (fät′ə môr gän′ə)

noun

a mirage, esp. one sometimes seen off the coast of Sicily near the Strait of Messina: so called because formerly supposed to be the work of Morgan le Fay

Etymology: It, lit., Morgan le Fay

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