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Complete Definition of "pareidolia"

English
Pronunciation
IPA:
*British Received Pronunciation: /pær.aɪ�d��.li.�/
*WEAE: /p�ɹ.aɪ�do.li.�/
Rhymes:English:-��li�|Rhymes

Etymology
Greek; para-—something wrong + eidolon—ghostly image, or phantom

Noun
pareidolia (uncountable)

#The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the viewer; such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals or seeing shapes in clouds.

References
The Skeptic’s Dictionary
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