aurae - 2 dictionary results
au⋅ra
[awr-uh]
–noun, plural au⋅ras or, for 3, au⋅rae [awr-ee]
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. | 1. | a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere: an aura of respectability; an aura of friendliness. |
| 2. | a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from a person, place, or thing. |
| 3. | Pathology. a sensation, as of lights or a current of warm or cold air, preceding an attack of migraine or epilepsy. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk: breath (of air)
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk: breath (of air)

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