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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly
comprises August, September, and October. In the
southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our
spring.
2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton.
3. The time of maturity or decline latter portion; third
stage.
Dr Preston was now entering into the autumn of the
duke's favor. --Fuller.
Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
--Wordsworth.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
autumn
adj : occurring in or appropriate to the season of autumn; "autumn
leaves" [syn: {autumn(a)}]
n : the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall
of 1973" [syn: {fall}]
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