| NOUN | phenomenon | ignis fatuus, friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp | a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground |
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| cognition | ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp | an illusion that misleads |
| Meaning | A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground. | |
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| Synonyms | friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp | |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | fuego fatuo, jack-o'-lantern | |
| Catalan | foc follet | |
| Meaning | An illusion that misleads. | |
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| Synonym | will-o'-the-wisp | |
| Broader | illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy | Something many people believe that is false / false |
| Spanish | fuego fatuo | |
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