Etymology

mirage

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Today it means: An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water. Full definition →

French mirage
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  1. French · borrowed frommirage
  2. English todaymirage

An unadapted borrowing from French mirage c. 1812.

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