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halo

halo

noun ah-LOH Rare

Origin: Greek halos (disk of sun or moon)

Also means

aura

Usage Note

Halo appears in art (the luminous ring around a saint's head), meteorology (the ring around the sun or moon), and figuratively for a glamorous aura; un halo de mystère is a common fixed phrase. The plural is regular: des halos.

Examples

"Un halo de lumière entourait la lune."

Natural Translation

A halo of light surrounded the moon.

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