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[Noun] | "will-o'-the-wisp" | \ ˌwil-ə-t͟hə-ˈwisp \
1: ignis fatuus
2: a delusive or elusive goal
Origin: circa 1661 ;
Will (nickname for William) + of + the + wisp;
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[ "Will-o'-the-wisp" ]
1: Will-o'-the-wisp also known as will~o~wisp or simply as wisp and willow .was thought to be a spirit or soul dwelling mostly on cemetery ground or swamps .
Now thought to be gasses emitted by decomposing biological matter and inflaming on contact with air thus generating small dancing flames or lights .
This phenomenon spawned a cartoon series called Willow the wisp , where a friendly spirit told children about fantastic tales that happened in a mysterious dark forest .
* e.g., ... Will-o'-the-wisp is a spirit dwelling in dark places .
will-o'-the-wisp is the result of dead organism decomposing in swamps and cemeteries .
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