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auge

noun (1)
plural -s

Definition of auge

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 obsolete : apsis sense 1
2 obsolete : apogee

auge

noun (2)
au·​ge | \ ˈau̇gÉ™\
plural augen\ -​gÉ™n \

Definition of auge (Entry 2 of 2)

: an elliptical or lens-shaped aggregate produced by the squeezing of the constituents of certain metamorphic rocks into an eyelike form

History and Etymology for auge

Noun (1)

Middle French, from Arabic awj top, summit

Noun (2)

German, literally, eye, from Old High German ouga

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