AUTUMN


Meaning of AUTUMN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯ-təm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English autumpne, from Latin autumnus

Date: 14th century

1. : the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November or as reckoned astronomically extending from the September equinox to the December solstice — called also fall

2. : a period of maturity or incipient decline

in the autumn of life

• au·tum·nal ȯ-ˈtəm-nəl adjective

• au·tum·nal·ly -nə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.