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aura

1

[awr-uh]

noun

plural

auras, aurae 
  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.



Aura

2

[awr-uh]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a companion of Artemis who bore twins to Dionysus. Zeus changed her into a spring because, in a fit of madness, she had killed one of her children.

aura

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a distinctive air or quality considered to be characteristic of a person or thing

  2. any invisible emanation, such as a scent or odour

  3. pathol strange sensations, such as noises in the ears or flashes of light, that immediately precede an attack, esp of epilepsy

  4. (in parapsychology) an invisible emanation produced by and surrounding a person or object: alleged to be discernible by individuals of supernormal sensibility

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aura1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from Greek: “breath (of air)”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aura1

C18: via Latin from Greek: breeze
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He might lack the ever-imposing aura that emanated through the peak of his career.

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Friends have described her as a young woman whose "vibrant personality, energy and aura touched and uplifted all around her".

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Adams said the Rams’ “college-type camaraderie” and the “vibe and the aura” in and around Rams facility in Woodland Hills makes the game fun.

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When a reporter inquired about their palpable bond, Grant cracked, “You can feel the aura?”

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He has bright blue eyes and a perpetual smile, the kind of aura that makes it difficult to look at him directly for too long because it feels like staring into the sun.

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