VERNAL


Meaning of VERNAL in English

/ ˈvɜːnl; NAmE ˈvɜːrnl/ adjective

[ only before noun ] ( formal or literary ) connected with the season of spring :

the vernal equinox

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin vernalis , from vernus of the spring, from ver spring.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.