autumn
autumn definition
au·tumn (ôt′əm)
noun
- the season that comes between summer and winter; fall: in the astronomical year, that period between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice
- any period of maturity or of beginning decline
Etymology: ME autumpne < OFr autompne < L autumnus, auctumnus; prob. of Etr orig.
adjective
of, in, for, or characteristic of fall
Related Forms:
- autumnal au·tum′·nal (ô tum′nəl) adjective
- autumnally au·tum′·nally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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