AUREOLE


Meaning of AUREOLE in English

/ ˈɔːriəʊl; NAmE -oʊl/ noun

( literary ) a circle of light

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French aureole , from Latin aureola (corona) golden (crown), feminine of aureolus (diminutive of aureus , from aurum gold).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.