Dictionary  au•raPronunciation: (ôr'u), [key] —n., —pl. au•ras or, for 3, au•raePronunciation: (ôr'ē). [key] 1. a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere: an aura of respectability; an aura of friendliness. 2. a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from a person, place, or thing. 3. Pathol.a sensation, as of lights or a current of warm or cold air, preceding an attack of migraine or epilepsy. Au•raPronunciation: (ôr'u), [key] —n. Class. Myth. a companion of Artemis who bore twins to Dionysus. Zeus changed her into a spring because, in a fit of madness, she had killed one of her children. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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