Both Uses
aura
in
Flags of Our Fathers
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- Appleton was incorporated in 1853 with a population of 1,200, and its aura of quiet radiance, a place apart, never diminished over the ensuing century and a half.†
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- And Mike in turn softened his martinet's aura with frequent outbursts of goofy, profane humor.†
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Definitions:
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(aura) A distinctive quality, mood, or feeling that seems to surround a person, place, or thing; or, more literally, a glowing light shown around someone's head or body in spiritual or artistic images
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In medicine, an "aura" can reference a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.