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Autumn ˈɔːtəm Term Noun Bre Early/Late School College

Word autumn
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈɔːtəm / NAmE / ˈɔːtəm /
Example
  • in the autumn of 2010
  • in early/late autumn
  • the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in britain)
  • autumn colours/leaves
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autumn

(noun)BrE / ˈɔːtəm / NAmE / ˈɔːtəm /
  1. the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder
    • in the autumn of 2010
    • in early/late autumn
    • the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in Britain)
    • autumn colours/leaves
    • It's been a very mild autumn this year.

    Extra Examples

    • Now is the time when the autumn colours/colors are at their best.
    • The trees were beginning to turn orange and yellow with autumn colours.
    • classes to be held for schoolchildren during the autumn term
    • the sound of autumn leaves rustling
    • their autumn collection of dresses

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus.
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