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aurora borealis

auro·ra bo·re·al·is
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, bohr-]
    • /əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə ˌbɔː.ri.ˈæ.ləs/
    • /ɔːˈrɔːrə ˌbɔː.riː.ˈeɪ.lɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, bohr-]
    • /əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə ˌbɔː.ri.ˈæ.ləs/

Definitions of aurora borealis words

  • noun aurora borealis the aurora seen around the North Pole 4
  • noun aurora borealis lights seen around the North Pole 3
  • noun aurora borealis irregular, luminous phenomena, as streamers, visible at night in a zone surrounding the north magnetic pole and produced in the ionosphere when atomic particles strike and excite atoms; northern lights 3
  • noun aurora borealis the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere. 1
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Origin of aurora borealis

First appearance:

before 1621
One of the 42% oldest English words
1621; < New Latin: northern aurora; see boreal

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Parts of speech for Aurora borealis

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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aurora borealis popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for aurora borealis

noun aurora borealis

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Antonyms for aurora borealis

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