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aurora vs southern lights

southern lights vs aurora

aurora and southern lights both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aurora Yes No No No
southern lights Yes No No No
As nouns, southern lights is a hyponym of aurora; that is, southern lights is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aurora:
  • aurora: an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
  • southern lights: the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere
Other hyponyms of aurora include aurora australis, aurora borealis, northern lights.
aurora (noun) southern lights (noun)
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere
the first light of day
Difference between aurora and southern lights

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