autumn

[ aw-tuhm ]

noun

1. the season between summer and winter; fall. In the Northern Hemisphere it is from the September equinox to the December solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere it is from the March equinox to the June solstice.
2. a time of full maturity, especially the late stages of full maturity or, sometimes, the early stages of decline:

   to be in the autumn of one's life.

autumn

/ ˈɔːtəm /

noun

1. sometimes capital
   1. Also called (esp US)fall the season of the year between summer and winter, astronomically from the September equinox to the December solstice in the N hemisphere and from the March equinox to the June solstice in the S hemisphere
   2. ( as modifier )

      autumn leaves

2. a period of late maturity, esp one followed by a decline

Word History and Origins

Origin of autumn¹

1325–75; < Latin autumnus; replacing Middle English autumpne < Middle French autompne < Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of autumn¹

C14: from Latin autumnus, perhaps of Etruscan origin

Example Sentences

But having impressed for Ulster and on his second Emerging Ireland tour earlier this autumn, he will make his Test bow in a strong back row that includes 2022 world player of the year Josh van der Flier and captain Caelan Doris.

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Temperatures fell to -10C in Tyndrum, Scotland, on Wednesday night, but with a low of -8.7C in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, it was England’s coldest night of the autumn so far.

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It was also the coldest night of autumn in Northern Ireland with -3.9C at Katesbridge.

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Smith, 25, has been one of England's standout performers in three Autumn Nations Series defeats against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

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Its findings will likely be published in the late autumn of 2025.

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