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autumn
CEFRA1
/ˈɔːtəm/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The season between summer and winter.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
Examples
In late summer and autumn one can see the leaves change colour.
It looks as if autumn is really here.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 4
Also pronounced
- [ˈɔɾɪ̈m]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe time period when someone or something is past its prime.
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
verb
Extra meaningTo spend the autumn (in a particular place).
More examples
In contextKyoto is most beautiful in autumn.
autumn leaves
The Spring, the Sommer, / The childing Autumne, angry Winter change / Their wonted Liueries, […]
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Origin
noun
Inherited from Middle English autumpne, from Middle French automne, from Old French automne, autonne, from Latin autumnus. Some of the verbal senses are from Latin autumnāre.