aura

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From Latin aura (a breeze, a breath of air, the air) < Ancient Greek αὔρα (aura), breeze, soft wind) < ἀήρ (aēr), air).

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Singular
aura

Plural
auras or aurae

aura (plural auras or aurae)

  1. The distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something.
  2. An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
  1. The perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
  2. The telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.

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(index au)

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  • IPA: [ˈɑurɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
  • Hyphenation: au‧ra

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From Proto-Finnic *atra, compare Estonian ader; borrowed from a Germanic language, compare Old Norse arðr.

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aura

  1. A plough.
  2. A wedge (group of birds flying in a V-shaped formation).
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Latin aura.

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aura

  1. aura
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aura f. (plural auras)

  1. aura

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aura

  1. Third person singular simple future of avoir.

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aura f. (plural aure)

  1. aura
  2. light breeze

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aura f.

  1. the air
  2. a breeze