Aurora
WordNet
noun
(1) (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
(2) An atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
(3) The first light of day
"We got up before dawn"
"They talked until morning"
WiktionaryText
English
Proper noun
Quotations
: I:iv:16:-
- As faire Aurora in her purple pall,
- Out of the East the dawning day doth call
- 1904 George Bernard Shaw, How He Lied to Her Husband:
- How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the only Aurora in the world. And it's so horribly easy to rhyme to it!
Etymology
From , which was also personified as a goddess of dawn in PIE religion. Cognates include Ancient Greek /, Sanskrit and possibly Old English .
Proper noun
- Aurora, the goddess of the dawn/morning.
Proper noun
- Aurora