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se mirer
French · 1700s
"to be reflected, to look at"
to be reflected, from Latin mirari (to look at, wonder at)
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mirage
English · 1800s
"an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions"
settled as the word for an optical illusion caused by heat and light
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