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anthelion

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
anthelion /antˈhiːlɪən, anˈθiːl-/

▶noun (pl. anthelia /-lɪə/) a luminous halo round a shadow projected by the sun on to a cloud or fog bank.

■ a parhelion seen opposite the sun in the sky.

– origin C17: from Gk anthēlios ‘opposite to the sun’.

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