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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vernal  \Ver"nal\,  a.  [L.  vernalis,  fr  vernus  vernal,  ver 
  spring;  akin  to  Gr  ?,  Skr.  vasanta  Icel.  v[=a]r,  and  E. 
  Easter,  east.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  spring;  appearing  in  the  spring; 
  as  vernal  bloom. 
 
  2.  Fig.:  Belonging  to  youth,  the  spring  of  life. 
 
  When  after  the  long  vernal  day  of  life.  --Thomson. 
 
  And  seems  it  hard  thy  vernal  years  Few  vernal  joys 
  can  show?  --Keble. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vernal 
  adj  1:  suggestive  of  youth;  vigorous  and  fresh  [syn:  {youthful}] 
  2:  of  or  characteristic  of  or  occurring  in  spring;  "the  vernal 
  equinox"  [syn:  {springlike}]  [ant:  {summery},  {autumnal}, 
  {wintry}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Vernal,  UT  (city,  FIPS  80090) 
  Location:  40.45198  N,  109.53554  W 
  Population  (1990):  6644  (2845  housing  units) 
  Area:  11.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  84078 




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