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BROCKEN SPECTRE

\bɹˈɒkən spˈɛktə], \bɹˈɒkən spˈɛktə], \b_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_ə_n s_p_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\

Definitions of BROCKEN SPECTRE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The shadow of objects, magnified, thrown at sunset upon the mists of the Blocksberg, the highest summit of the Harz Mountains.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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