AUTUMN


Meaning of AUTUMN in English

ˈȯ]d.əm, ˈä], ]təm\ noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English autumpne, from Latin autumnus

1.

a. : the season between summer and winter reckoned astronomically as extending from the September equinox to the December solstice

b. : the season comprising the months of September, October, and November — called also fall

c. Britain : the season comprising the months of August, September, October

d. : the season reckoned astronomically in the southern hemisphere as extending from the March equinox to the June solstice

2. : time of full maturity or incipient decline : latter portion : third stage

the autumn of life

3. : a moderate olive brown that is darker and very slightly greener than the typical or average olive brown

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