Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - autumn
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Autumn
autumn
noun Etymology: Middle English autumpne, from Latin ~us Date: 14th century 1. the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November or as reckoned astronomically extending from the September equinox to the December solstice — called also fall 2. a period of maturity or incipient decline in the ~ of life • ~al adjective • ~ally adverb
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n. 1 the third season of the year, when crops and fruits are gathered, and leaves fall, in the N. hemisphere from September to November and in the S. hemisphere from March to May. 2 Astron. the period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice. 3 a time of maturity or incipient decay. Phrases and idioms autumn crocus any plant of the genus Colchicum, esp. meadow saffron, of the lily family and unrelated to the true crocus. Etymology: ME f. OF autompne f. L autumnus ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. осень late autumn —- поздняя (глубокая) осень in autumn —- осенью 2. период начинающегося увядания the autumn of one's life —- осень жизни, пожилой возраст 3. осенний autumn rains —- осенние дожди autumn sowing —- с-х. озимый сев, сев озимых ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(autumns) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Autumn is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees. (BRIT; in AM, usually use fall) N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also fall AmE n the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colder (autumn mists) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1380, from O.Fr. autumpne, from L. autumnus, a word probably of Etruscan origin. Harvest was the Eng. name for the season until autumn began to displace it 16c. In Britain, the season is popularly August through October; in U.S., September through November. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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