aurelian

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adjective

Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.

OriginLatin Aurelianus →
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Meanings

aurelian1

adjectiveaurelian (comparative more aurelian, superlative most aurelian)

comparative more aurelian · superlative most aurelian

  1. Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.

    Reverts his face, and pausing flings / Soft showers of roses from aurelian wings.

    1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 134
nounaurelian (plural aurelians)

plural aurelians

  1. obsoleteA collector of butterflies.

Aurelian2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Latin, of mostly historical use in English.
adjectiveAurelian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCharacteristic of the Roman emperor Aurelius

Aurelian3

nounAurelian (plural Aurelians)

plural Aurelians

  1. archaicAn entomologist devoted to the study of butterflies and moths.

Origin

aurelian · adjective, noun

From aurelia + -an.

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Aurelian · proper noun, adjective

  1. LatinAurelianus
  2. EnglishAurelian

From Latin Aurelianus, derivative of the gens name Aurelius (“golden”).

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Aurelian · noun

See aurelia (“a chrysalis”).

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Translations

French Aurélien
  • Aurélienmale given name
Romanian Aurelian
  • Aurelianmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aleurain
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Chicago

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