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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The gegenschein.
2. 2
   a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gegenscheinlightnebula

Etymology

From counter- + glow.

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