aula

noun — 2 senses

aula

noun

/ˈɔːlə/

Etymology From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλά (aulá), the form of αὐλή (aulḗ, “forecourt”) in dialects other than Ionic and Attic.

1

Rare A court or hall.

  • [I]n a healthy environment, young Mahoney might have taken the risk, both with University and, in part, with entering the Aula for the jibs dance.2014, Peter Guy, As Mirrors Are Lonely, page 115:
2

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Obsolete The anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles.

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