Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aurora that occurs in southern regions of the earth.
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- noun The
aurora of the southernhemisphere
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- noun the aurora of the southern hemisphere
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin aurōra austrālis : Latin aurōra, dawn + Latin austrālis, southern.]
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From New Latin aurora australis, from Latin aurora ("dawn") + australis ("southern").
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