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Autumn

Autumn Meaning & Definition
Autumn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Autumn?

[n] the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Autumn: fall

Related Terms | Find terms related to Autumn: aestival | arctic | autumnal | boreal | brumal | canicular | equinoctial | fall | harvest | harvest home | harvest time | hibernal | hiemal | midsummer | midwinter | out of season | seasonal | solstitial | spring | springlike | summer | summerlike | summerly | summery | vernal | winter | winterlike | wintery | wintry

See Also | autumnal equinox | fall equinox | Indian summer | Nov | November | Oct | October | Saint Martin's summer | season | Sep | Sept | September | September equinox | time of year

Autumn In Webster's Dictionary

\Au"tumn\, n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See {Avarice}.] 1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called ``the fall.'' Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November. Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our spring. 2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton. 3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage. Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the duke's favor. --Fuller. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth.

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