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Thursday, October 30, 2003

Ignis Fatuus

Pronunciation: ‘ig-n&s-‘fa-ch&-w&s, -‘fach-w&s

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural igÂ·nes fatÂ·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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