Synonyms for aurora
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə |
Définition of aurora
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, from PIE *ausus- "dawn," also the name of the Indo-European goddess of the dawn, from root *aus- "to shine," especially of the dawn (cf. Greek eos "dawn," auein "to dry, kindle;" Sanskrit usah, Lithuanian ausra "dawn;" Latin auster "south wind," usum "to burn;" Old English east "east").
- noun atmopheric phenomenon
- On the 16th of April the 'Aurora' dropped anchor in the harbour of Zanzibar.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- Then Aurora saw that Tithonus was growing into a little old man.
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
- The aurora, like a hundred searchlights, was whipping across the sky.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- The gang-plank was hauled in, and the Aurora swung out from the bank.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Already has not its aurora brightened the tops of my snow-covered mountains?
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- The former looked as if she were about to, but Mrs. Aurora Chase came forward.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Elizabeth asked why Aurora should hold his opinions lightly.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Aurora and I wouldn't interrupt a business talk for the world.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- He came out of the bushes, so Elvira and Aurora say, and spoke to them.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- We sat in the aurora of a sunrise which was to put out all the stars.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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