aurorean
aurorean · more aurorean · most aurorean
Belonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hueBelonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hue.
/ɔːˈɹɔəɹɪən/
Meaning
3 sensesBelonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hue.
1896, George Santayana, Sonnet 50 in Sonnets and Other Verses, New York: Stone and Kimball, p. 54, Though no dawn burst, and no aurorean choir Sing GLORIA DEO when the heavens ope,
characteristic of the dawn
Of or relating to Aurora, goddess of dawn in Roman mythology.
Of or relating to the asteroid (94) Aurora.
Origin
Either the Latin aurōre(us) + the English -an or formed from the two English elements auroEither the Latin aurōre(us) + the English -an or formed from the two English elements auror(a) + -ean.
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Forms
more aurorean, most aurorean| Comparative | more aurorean Lesson |
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| Superlative | most aurorean Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form