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autumn 音標拼音: ['ɔtəm] n. 秋季,秋天;晚年,暮年 秋季,秋天;晚年,暮年 autumn n 1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; " in the fall of 1973" [ synonym: { fall}, { autumn}] Autumn \ Au" tumn\, n. [ L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one' s self: cf. F. automne. See { Avarice}.] 1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called " the { fall}." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our spring. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage. [ 1913 Webster] Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the duke' s favor. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] Life' s autumn past, I stand on winter' s verge. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] 29 Moby Thesaurus words for " autumn": aestival, arctic, autumnal, boreal, brumal, canicular, equinoctial, fall, harvest, harvest home, harvest time, hibernal, hiemal, midsummer, midwinter, out of season, seasonal, solstitial, spring, springlike, summer, summerlike, summerly, summery, vernal, winter, winterlike, wintery, wintry |
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