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anthelion

Today it means: A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνθήλιον

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Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀνθήλιον
English todayanthelion

From Ancient Greek ἀνθήλιον (anthḗlion); see anti-, helio-.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.