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Meaning of Fata Morgana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Fata Morgana.
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  2. 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.

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Examples

“On the other side of the electric fence, the fata morgana shimmers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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