English

Noun
en-noun

1. astronomy Corona.
2. A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity.
3. context|by extension Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.

References
R:Dictionary.com
"aureole" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
"aureole" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus © Wordsmyth 2002.
"aureole" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
"aureole" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Italian

Noun
aureole f

1. plural of|aureola|lang=Italian

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• 2007-07-27 14:01 - WikiPedant - /* Noun */ added 1 defn; added verified references; copyedited

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