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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinkirō
"海の上に美しい蜃気楼が見えた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A complex, rapidly changing optical illusion or superior mirage consisting of multiple stacked images, typically seen over water or flat desert areas.
"The sailors watched in awe as a shimmering Fata Morgana made distant islands appear floating in the sky." - 2
An illusion, delusion, or mirage of a deceptive nature.
"His grand promises turned out to be nothing more than a political Fata Morgana."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Italian, originating from 'fata' (fairy) and 'Morgana' (referring to Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend, who was believed to dwell in mirage-prone waters). Historically recorded in English in the late 18th century, it describes a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fata Morgana" is said worldwide
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fata morgana
Transliteration: fata morgana
"Le phénomène de fata morgana a dérouté les marins."
Luftspiegelung
Transliteration: Luftspiegelung
"Die fata morgana zeigte eine Stadt am Horizont."
fata morgana
Transliteration: fata morgana
"La fata morgana è un miraggio complesso."
fata morgana
Transliteration: fata morgana
"Vieron una fata morgana sobre el mar."
fata morgana
Transliteration: fata morgana
"A fata morgana enganou os viajantes no deserto."
मृगतृष्णा
Transliteration: mrigatrishna
"रेगिस्तान में दिखना एक प्रकार की fata morgana है।"
海市蜃楼
Transliteration: hǎishìshènlóu
"海面上出现了一次奇特的 fata morgana 现象。"
신기루
Transliteration: singiru
"바다 위로 신기루 현상이 나타났다."
蜃気楼
Transliteration: shinkirō
"海の上に美しい蜃気楼が見えた。"
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