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ge•gen•schein



Pronunciation: (gā'gun-shīn"), [key]
—n. Astron.
a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space. Also called counterglow. Cf. zodiacal light.

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