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Auster

American  
[aw-ster] / ˈɔ stər /

noun

Literary.
  1. the south wind personified.


Auster British  
/ ˈɔːstə /

noun

  1. poetic the south wind

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Auster

1325–75; Middle English < Latin

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Writers who died this year include the novelists Edna O'Brien and Paul Auster, and the short-story writer Alice Munro.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

Paul Auster was praised for his sharp dialogue, and his books have been translated into more than 40 languages.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

Paul Auster, the bestselling post-modern author, noir novelist and screenwriter behind “Smoke,” “Lulu on the Bridge” and “The Inner Life of Martin Frost,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Auster was so much the old-fashioned author that he worked on a typewriter and disdained email and other forms of electronic communication.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Auster, the Roman version of the South Wind, was holding court.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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