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Gegenschein Moderate

Gegenschein has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
light
Rhyming Words
ein nein dein fein rein mein gein hein vein wein sein lein zein bein rhein skein stein klein seein olein
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