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8 definitions found for autumnal

Websters 1828 Dictionary
Autumnal AUTUM'NAL, a. Belonging to autumn; produced or gathered in autumn; as autumnal fruits.
AUTUM'NAL, n. A plant that flowers in Autumn. The autumnals form the third division of plants in Du Pas' arrangement.

WordNet (r) 3.0
autumnal adj 1: of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" [ant: summery, vernal, wintery, wintry] 2: characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood"

Dictionary of Ro
autumnal - tamod

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)
autumnal adjective see autumn

Oxford English Reference Dictionary
autumnal
adj.
1 of, characteristic of, or appropriate to autumn (autumnal colours).
2 occurring in autumn (autumnal equinox).
3 maturing or blooming in autumn.
4 past the prime of life.
Etymology: L autumnalis (as AUTUMN, -AL)

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
autumnal 1. Autumnal means having features that are characteristic of autumn. (LITERARY) ...the autumnal colours of the trees... ADJ 2. Autumnal means happening in autumn. ...the autumnal equinox. ADJ

English Explanatory Dictionary
autumnal ɔ:ˈtʌmnəl adj. 1 of, characteristic of, or appropriate to autumn (autumnal colours). 2 occurring in autumn (autumnal equinox). 3 maturing or blooming in autumn. 4 past the prime of life. [L autumnalis (as AUTUMN, -AL)]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Autumnal Au*tum"nal, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal.] 1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. --Milton. 2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage. An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne. Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point. Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra. Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.




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