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Definition of: ignis fatuus
(ig′nis fach′
·əs) plural ig·nes fat·u·i (ig′nēz fach′·ī)
1. A phosphorescent light seen in the air over marshy places; jack–o'–lantern; will–o'–the–wisp.
2. Figuratively, a delusion; deceptive attraction. [<Med. L, foolish fire]
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