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A Fata Morgana of a cargo ship, showing two images.

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Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (Morgan le Fay), from fata (fairy) + Morgana (Morgan).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɑtə mɔɹˈɡɑnə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

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Fata Morgana (plural Fata Morganas)

  1. A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.
    Hypernym: mirage
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (Morgan le Fay), from fata (fairy) + Morgana (Morgan).

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Fata Morgana f or (less common) m (uncountable)

  1. Fata Morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)
    Hypernym: miragem