vernal

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The sun will cross precisely over the equator at 7: 44 this morning, a time known as the vernal or spring equinox.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or occurring in the spring.
  2. adjective Characteristic of or resembling spring.
  3. adjective Fresh and young; youthful.

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  • This happens twice a year, and the times when the sun passes the equator are called the vernal or spring equinox and the autumnal equinox respectively. —  Kepler
  • Burton, here, declares that the autumnal, like the vernal, equinox breeds hot humours and distempers in the blood. —  The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
  • The thought of it throws a kind of vernal splendour over my autumn And assuredly," said Harald, "the intercourse with nature operates beneficently, and with a youth-restoring power upon the human heart. —  Strife and Peace
  • When Christ appeared in this world, it was like the vernal bounty; the outpouring descended; the effulgences of the Merciful encircled all things; the human world found new life. —  The Promulgation of Universal Peace
  • Lichens, variegated, beautiful, though on the most arid foundations, half fungoid, half vernal--the very name for a booklet of modern verse. —  Certain Personal Matters
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autumnal ·  dewy ·  wintry ·  unfading ·  odorous ·  tropic ·  equinoctial ·  midsummer ·  roseate ·  aromatic ·  mellow ·  verdant
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin vērnālis, from vērnus, from vēr, spring; see wesr̥ in Indo-European roots.

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  1. ? vern(in) + -al.
  2. from French vernal = Provencal Spanish Portuguese vernal = Italian vernale, from Late Latin vernalis, of the spring, vernal, from Latin ver, spring: see ver.
 

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