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au·tumn  (ô  t  m) KEY NOUN:
- The season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice and from September to December in the Northern Hemisphere; fall.
- A period of maturity verging on decline.
ADJECTIVE:
- Of, having to do with, occurring in, or appropriate to the season of autumn: autumn foliage; autumn harvests.
- Grown during the season of autumn: autumn crops.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English autumpne, from Old French autompne, from Latin autumnusOTHER FORMS:au·tumnal (ô-t  m n l) KEY (Adjective), au·tumnal·ly(Adverb)
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