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aurorian

aurorian is the alternative form of aurorean.

Meaning of aurorean

Adjective

aurorean (comparative more aurorean, superlative most aurorean)

  1. Belonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hue.
    • […] a winged seraph […] sipping aurorean dew, and extracting nectareous essences from aromatic flowers.1783, Richard Griffith (misattributed to Laurence Sterne), The Koran: or, The Life, Character, and Sentiments, of Tria Juncta in Uno in The Posthumous Works of Laurence Sterne, London, Volume 6, p. 50
  2. Of or relating to Aurora, goddess of dawn in Roman mythology.
  3. Of or relating to the asteroid (94) Aurora.

Origin of aurorian

From Latin aurōr(a) + English -ian (cognate with Latin -ianus) or from aurora + -ian.

Questions about aurorian

What is aurorian the alternative form of?
Aurorian is the alternative form of aurorean.

Words near aurorian in the dictionary

  1. auroramycin
  2. Auroran
  3. auroraphobia
  4. auroras
  5. aurorean
  6. aurorian
  7. aurorite
  8. auroræ
  9. auroscope
  10. auroscopes
  11. aurostibite

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