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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ignis fatuus /ˌɪgnɪs ˈfatjʊəs/

▶noun (pl. ignes fatui /ˌɪgniːz ˈfatjʊʌɪ, ˌɪgneɪz, ˈfatjʊiː/) a will-o'-the-wisp.

– origin C16: mod. L., lit. ‘foolish fire’ (because of its erratic movement).

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