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Parhelion

//pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
  2. 2
    a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals wordnet
  3. 3
    An image or reflection.

    "The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards."

Etymology

From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

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