Aurophobia
noun
a fear of gold
word origin
latin aurum ‘gold’
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the aurora of the southern hemisphere. historical examples the aurora australis was seen for the first time on the evening of march 28. the south pole, volumes 1 and 2 roald amundsen the nightly displays of aurora australis were not very brilliant as the moon was nearing the full. the home of the blizzard douglas […]
- Auroral
of or like the dawn. pertaining to the or . historical examples the burneys, however, can do no more for us than shed that auroral dew. the london mercury, vol. i, nos. 1-6, november 1919 to april 1920 various color said to have been the same as that of the auroral glow in the north. […]
- Auroral zone
the region surrounding the north or south geomagnetic pole in which the auroral phenomena take place.
- Auroraphobia
noun a fear of the northern or southern lights word origin aurora ‘dawn, streamers of light’
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noun a béchamel sauce with tomato purée added to make it pink examples delicate aurore sauce can be served with fish and egg dishes. word origin from aurore, france usage note cooking