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Aurora borealis

//əˌɹɔːɹ.ə ˈbɔːɹ.i.æl.ɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The aurora of the northern hemisphere.

    "Superintendent Chalmers: Yes, I should be—Good Lord what is happening in there!? Principal Skinner: Aurora borealis. Superintendent Chalmers: Uh—Aurora borealis, at this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localised entirely within your kitchen? Principal Skinner: Yes. Superintendent Chalmers: May I see it? Principal Skinner: No."

  2. 2
    the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere wordnet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin aurōra boreālis (lit. "northern dawn").

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