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- pronunciation:
- wIl
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wIsp
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a false or unattainable hope or goal that leads one on.
- similar words:
- illusion
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| definition 2: |
an elusive, flickering light sometimes seen over marshy ground; ignis fatuus.
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| related words: |
mirage |
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| derivation: |
will-o'-the-wispish (adj.) |
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