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aurora australis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
au-ro-ra aus-tralis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aurora of the southern hemisphere

Etymology

From New Latin aurōra austrālis, from Latin aurōra austrālis (literally “southern dawn”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: aurōra austrālis

Frequently Paired Words

aurora borealis northern lights

Synonyms

southern dawn southern lights aurora meridionalis

Questions

What does aurora australis mean?
The aurora of the southern hemisphere
Where does aurora australis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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