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adj
Characteristic of the Roman emperor Aurelius
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to or resembling an aurelia; gold-coloured, golden.
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name
A male given name from Latin, of mostly historical use in English.
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noun
An entomologist devoted to the study of butterflies and moths.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
A collector of butterflies.
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Usage: obsolete
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History
From Latin Aurelianus, derivative of the gens name Aurelius (“golden”).
From aurelia + -an.
See aurelia (“a chrysalis”).
Across languages
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