/awr"euh/ , n. , pl. auras or, for 3, aurae /awr"ee/ .
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.
[ 1350-1400; ME ]