autumn
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
autumns
plural
autumns
Britannica Dictionary definition of AUTUMN
1
:
the season between summer and winter
— often used before another noun
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in the autumn of last year
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a magnificent New England autumn
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She went off to college in the autumn of 1999.
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When autumn came he planted grass.
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in early/late autumn
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autumn colors/foliage/leaves/trees
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the autumn harvest
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an early autumn chill in the air
— called also
(US)
fall
2
[count]
:
the later part of someone's life or of something's existence
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These songs were written in the autumn of his life. [=in his old age]
