About The Word Autumnal
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Autumnal
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What's The Definition Of Autumnal?
[adj] of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits"
[adj] characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood" Synonyms | Synonyms for Autumnal: autumn(a) | mature Related Terms | Find terms related to Autumnal: See Also | Autumnal In Webster's Dictionary \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.
automnal.]
1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal
tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;
flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In
Vallombrosa. --Milton.
2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne.
{Autumnal equinox}, the time when the sun crosses the
equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the
autumnal point.
{Autumnal point}, the point of the equator intersected by the
ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point
of Libra.
{Autumnal signs}, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,
through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox
and winter solstice.
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