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What is the difference between bologna and halo?

bologna | halo |

As nouns the difference between bologna and halo

is that bologna is a smoked, seasoned italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal while halo is {{context|astronomy|lang=en}} a circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc, caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

As a verb halo is

{{context|transitive|lang=en}} to encircle with a halo.

bologna

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Bologna) (en proper noun)
  • A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  • A city, the capital of Bologna also of Emilia-Romagna.
  • halo

    English

    (wikipedia halo)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (astronomy) A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
  • (astronomy) A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
  • Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
  • (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
  • The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
  • Synonyms

    * (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings) aureole, nimbus

    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (es)
  • To encircle with a halo.
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