Au|ro|ra

Au|ro|ra « RR uh, -ROHR-», noun.

the Roman goddess of the dawn, identified with the Greek goddess Eos.

╂[< Latin Aurōra (literally) dawn]

au|ro|ra « RR uh, -ROHR-», noun, plural -ras, -rae «-ree».

1. the dawn.

2. streamers or bands of light appearing in the sky at night, especially in polar regions. The aurora is a luminous atmospheric phenomenon due to the impact of streams of particles from the sun on upper regions of the earth's atmosphere.

3. Figurative. the beginning; early period.