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Ouster vs Auster - What's the difference?

ouster | auster |

As nouns the difference between ouster and auster

is that ouster is (historical) a putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection or ouster can be someone who ousts while auster is the south wind.

ouster

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ouster, oustre, a nominalization of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  • (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  • Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.

    • Etymology 2

    (oust)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who ousts.

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    auster

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The god of the south wind.
  • The south wind, especially when personified.
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  • * 1989 , :
    • ‘My homeland too,’ Aetius grinned. ‘I was born under the Auster .’

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