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mirage

/məˈɒʒ/mur-OZH
/mɚˈɑʒ/mur-AHZH

Meaningto wonder at

Common meaning: an optical illusion

Journey through time

  1. Latinmirari‘to wonder at’source
  2. Late Latinmiraresource
  3. Frenchmiragesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto wonder at → an optical illusionmirage‘an optical illusion’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin mirari ‘to wonder at’.

Roots

  • mirari Latin “to wonder at”

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