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Autumn : (noun)
1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall
of 1973" [syn: fall]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Autumn : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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