30 OCT 03
From Merriam-Webster.
Ignis Fatuus
Pronunciation: ‘ig-n&s-‘fa-ch&-w&s, -‘fach-w&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ig·nes fat·ui /-“nEz-‘fa-ch&-“wI/
Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, foolish fire
Date: circa 1563
1 : a light that sometimes appears in the night over marshy ground and is often attributable to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter
2 : a deceptive goal or hope
I wondered what that glow in the litterbox was.
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