aula

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/ˈɔːlə/

noun

A court or hall.

OriginLatin aula ← Ancient Greek αὐλά →
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Meanings

nounaula (plural aulas or aulae or aulæ)

plural aulas · plural aulae · plural aulæ

  1. rareA court or hall.

    [I]n a healthy environment, young Mahoney might have taken the risk, both with University and, in part, with entering the Aula for the jibs dance.

    2014, Peter Guy, As Mirrors Are Lonely, page 115
  2. obsoleteanatomyThe anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαὐλά
  2. Latinaula“forecourt”
  3. Englishaula

From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλά (aulá), the form of αὐλή (aulḗ, “forecourt”) in dialects other than Ionic and Attic.

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APA

aula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aula

MLA

“aula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aula.

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