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Aurora

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Noun

1. aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup

the first light of day

Example Sentences:
'we got up before dawn'
'they talked until morning'

2. aurora

an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

3. aurora

(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Aurora

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noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː)
1. 
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. It is caused by collisions between air molecules and charged particles from the sun that are trapped in the earth's magnetic field
2. poetic
the dawn
noun
1. 
the Roman goddess of the dawn
. Greek counterpart: Eos
2. 
the dawn or rise of something
noun
another name for Maewo

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Aurora

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nounWord forms: plural auˈroras or auˈrorae (ɔˈrɔri ; ôrôrˈē; əˈrɔri ; ərôrˈē)
1.  Roman Mythology
the goddess of dawn: identified with the Greek Eos
2.  [a-]
the dawn
3.  [a-]
aurora australis or , aurora borealis
4.  [a-]
any of various luminous phenomena, similar to the aurora borealis, in the atmosphere of a planet
1. 
city in NC Colo., near Denver: pop. 276,000
2. 
city in NE Ill., near Chicago: pop. 143,000

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Aurora

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n.
Roman Mythology
The goddess of the dawn.
1. A city of north-central Colorado, a residential suburb of Denver.
2. A city of northeast Illinois on the Fox River west of Chicago. It developed as an industrial center.
n.pl. au·ro·ras or au·ro·rae (ə-rôrē)
1. A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth. It is thought to be caused by charged particles from the sun entering the earth's magnetic field and stimulating molecules in the atmosphere.
2. The dawn.

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