■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. the season after summer and before winter.
2》 Astronomy the period from the ~ equinox to the winter solstice.
Derivatives
~al ɔ:'tʌmn(ə)l adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. autompne , or later directly from L. ~us .
■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. the season after summer and before winter.
2》 Astronomy the period from the ~ equinox to the winter solstice.
Derivatives
~al ɔ:'tʌmn(ə)l adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. autompne , or later directly from L. ~us .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004