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Noun: aura (aurae,auras)  o-ru
  1. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
     
  2. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
    - aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole, aureola
     
  3. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
    "the place had an aura of romance";
    - air, atmosphere

Sounds like: ora

Derived forms: aurae, auras

Type of: light, lightness, quality, symptom

Encyclopedia: Aura, Michigan