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单词 autumn
释义

autumn

noun

au·​tumn ˈȯ-təm How to pronounce autumn (audio)
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 autumn of life

Synonyms

  • afterlife
  • afternoon
  • age
  • evening
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Example Sentences

in the autumn of last year a magnificent New England autumn She went off to college in the autumn of 1999. When autumn came he planted grass.
Recent Examples on the Web But as summer gives way to fall, infectious-disease experts are guardedly optimistic that the spread of covid-19 this autumn and winter won't be as brutal as in the previous two years of the pandemic. Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 But as summer gives way to fall, infectious-disease experts are guardedly optimistic that the spread of covid-19 this autumn and winter won’t be as brutal as in the previous two years of the pandemic. Joel Achenbach And Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Millinocket is the perfect place for those who want to experience the chilly autumn temperatures with the colorful falling leaves. Annie O’sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022 Some retailers are predicting a difficult autumn and winter with the exception of festivities over Christmas. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 June 2022 Less sea ice cover over the Arctic will allow more heat to be also to be released from the ocean to the atmosphere in the following autumn and early winter. Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 19 May 2022 But the standoff is increasingly devolving into a humanitarian crisis with late autumn temperatures dipping below freezing. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Germany’s disease control agency said last week that the country should aim to vaccinate 85% of people ages 12-59 and 90% of people over 60 to prevent the delta variant causing a strong resurgence of coronavirus cases this autumn and winter. Frank Jordans, ajc, 13 July 2021 Germany's disease control agency said last week that the country should aim to vaccinate 85% of people ages 12-59 and 90% of people over 60 to prevent the delta variant causing a strong resurgence of coronavirus cases this autumn and winter. Frank Jordans, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English autumpne, from Latin autumnus

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

autumn

noun

au·​tumn ˈȯ-təm How to pronounce autumn (audio)
: the season between summer and winter

autumn

noun

as in afternoon
a later period of one's life with autumn came a mellowness of spirit that she had never shown before

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • afternoon
  • twilight
  • evening
  • winter
  • age
  • afterlife
  • sunset
  • middle
  • adulthood
  • maturity
  • senility
  • dotage
  • midlife
  • golden years
  • anecdotage
  • ripeness
  • majority
  • middle age
  • seniority
  • elderliness
  • oldness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • springtime
  • youth
  • adolescence
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