fata morgana noun. [,fɑ:tǝ mɔ:'gɑ:nǝ] E19.[Italian = fairy Morgan, sister of King Arthur, whose legend was carried to Sicily by Norman settlers.]A kind of mirage most frequently seen in the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily, attributed in early times to fairy agency; an illusion.
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