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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
autumn n 1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: fall, autumn] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our spring. [1913 Webster] 2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage. [1913 Webster] Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the duke's favor. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] | ||
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