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Heiligenschein
[hahy-li-guhn-shahyn]
noun
German.
plural
Heiligenscheine(on wet grass and when the sun is low) a bright ring around the shadow cast by a person's head, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays.
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of Heiligenschein1
First recorded in 1910ā15; from German: literally, āhalo, gloriole,ā equivalent to Heiligen- āsaint'sā + Schein āshine, light, brillianceā
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She had already survived 36 rounds of competition and along the way had aced the spelling of words such as ākonditorei,ā āheiligenscheinā and āwayzgoose.ā
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According to Merriam-Webster, a konditorei is a shop that sells confectionery or pastry; heiligenschein is a bright light around the shadow of a personās head caused by diffraction and reflection of sunlight by dewdrops; and wayzgoose is a printerās annual outing.
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