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Definition of Aur in English:

Aur

Pronunciation /ɔː/

noun

Astronomy

  • The constellation Auriga. Chiefly as postpositive, designating a star of this constellation.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union. Shortened from auriga (and partly also from its genitive form Aurigae), originally as a graphic abbreviation.