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2 definitions found 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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