AUTUMN Definition & Meaning

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autumn

[ aw-tuhm ]

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noun

the season between summer and winter; fall. In the Northern Hemisphere it is from the September equinox to the December solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere it is from the March equinox to the June solstice.
a time of full maturity, especially the late stages of full maturity or, sometimes, the early stages of decline:
to be in the autumn of one's life.

autumn

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noun

sometimes capital
1. Also called (esp US)fall the season of the year between summer and winter, astronomically from the September equinox to the December solstice in the N hemisphere and from the March equinox to the June solstice in the S hemisphere
2. ( as modifier )
  autumn leaves
a period of late maturity, esp one followed by a decline

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of autumn¹

1325–75; < Latin autumnus; replacing Middle English autumpne < Middle French autompne < Latin

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of autumn¹

C14: from Latin autumnus, perhaps of Etruscan origin

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The film is set in the French director’s native region of Occitanie, during the rainy autumn season when fresh mushrooms crop up almost as frequently as secrets.

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Nearly 3,000 people from England, Wales and Scotland were asked for their views last autumn.

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Insiders say that relationships had been "fraught" by last autumn.

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With fears that stubbornly sluggish growth will lead to more difficult decisions at the autumn Budget, some voices on the left and centre-left are now begging to differ.

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In the dreams of Number 11, while we assume the debate in autumn will be about what further tax rises are required, it is possible that by the time of October's Budget, this could happen.

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