autumn

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The footman ushered him into a hall, which seemed to be in the centre of the building, and where, little as the autumn was advanced, a fire was nevertheless burning and glowing on the hearth; nor was its effect undesirable in the somewhat gloomy room.

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  1. 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.
  2. noun A period of maturity verging on decline.
  3. adjective Of, having to do with, occurring in, or appropriate to the season of autumn: autumn foliage; autumn harvests.
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  • And these trees grew and grew, till the shadow of each was like a green hall, and their red berries in the autumn were a burden, and a beauty and a wonder. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • At last Lady Dilke became too delicate to face the mid-winter visit, and, except for elections, Whitsuntide and the autumn were the two occasions for their stay. —  The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Vol. 2
  • It is probable that Scott intended he should succeed himself as general-in-chief; but when he reached Washington the autumn was already late, and because of Fremont's conspicuous failure it seemed necessary to send Halleck to the Department of the Missouri, which, as reconstituted, was made to include, in addition to several northwestern States, Missouri and Arkansas, and so much of Kentucky as lay west of the Cumberland River. —  A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln
  • Feeding your bees a natural jelly-like substance made from thymol in the autumn is the best protection. —  Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
  • Being in fashion this autumn is a cinch with figure enhancing waist belts. —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
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  1. Middle English autumpne, from Old French autompne, from Latin autumnus.

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  1. Early modern English also autome, from Middle English autumpne, from Old French autompne, modern F. automne = Spanish otoño = Portuguese outono=Italian autunno, from Latin autumnus, less correctly auctumnus, autumn, perhaps related to avere, be well, Sanskrit √ av, satisfy one's self. The old derivation from augere, increase, is not now accepted.
 

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