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aurore

l'aurore (FR N-F) spelling of Latin aurora, dawn; brilliant pink light that follows dawn but immediately precedes the rising of the sun; also, aurora borealis, phenomenon of light seen at the northern polar regions, and aurora australis at the southern polar regions, in which Earth's magnetic field becomes visible because electrons excite molecules in the atmosphere, emitting light. With capital »A,« Roman goddess of dawn, evolution of Greek Eos, daughter of Hyperion, and sistet of Selene and…

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