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aura
noun auras, aurae
    1. A distinctive character or quality around a person or in a place.
      Thesaurus: emanation, quality, vibrations, vibes (slang), air, feeling, mood, spirit, ambiance, climate, atmosphere.
    2. A fine substance coming out of something, especially that supposedly coming from and surrounding the body, which many mystics claim is visible as a faint light.
    3. pathol.
      An unusual sensation that precedes the onset of an attack, especially such a sensation occurring before a migraine attack or an epileptic seizure.
Derivative: aural
adj
    Etymology: 14c: Greek, meaning ‘breeze'.





    aural
    adj
      1. Relating to the sense of hearing or to the ears.
    Derivative: aurally
    adverb
      Etymology: 1840s: from Latin auris ear.

      Info:
        A word often confused with this one is oral.


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