a mirage, esp. one sometimes seen off the coast of Sicily near the Strait of Messina
Origin of fata morgana
It, literally , Morgan le Fay: such mirages were formerly believed to be caused by herfata morgana
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fata morgana
noun
See mirage.
Origin of fata morgana
Italian mirage, Morgan le Fay (from the belief that the mirage was caused by her witchcraft) fata fairy ( from Vulgar Latin fāta goddess of fate ; see fairy . ) Morgana Morgan le Fay Medieval Latin Morgen ( ultimately of Celtic origin ) ( perhaps akin to Old Irish Morrígan a powerful, often sinister female supernatural being of Irish myth )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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