aurae

Variant of aura

aura definition

au·ra (ô)

noun pl. auras -·ras or aurae -·rae (-rē)

  1. an invisible emanation or vapor, as the aroma of flowers
  2. a particular atmosphere or quality that seems to arise from and surround a person or thing enveloped in an aura of grandeur
  3. a field of energy thought by some to emanate from all things in nature and to be visible to certain persons with psychic powers
  4. Med. a warning sensation that precedes a seizure or other neurological disorder

Etymology: ME < L < Gr < IE *awer-: for base see wind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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