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auratic

auratic

English

Adjective

auratic ‎(comparative more auratic, superlative most auratic)

  1. Resembling an aura.
    • 1984, Theodor W. Adorno, Aesthetic Theory, page 429:
      The dividing-line between auratic and non-auratic art by no means coincides with that between authentic art and the administered, degraded art of the culture industry.

Etymology

Probably borrowed circa 1930 from German auratisch, as used in the letters of Walter Benjamin, from Italian auratico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːrætɪk/

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