autumn

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Synonyms: autum, autun

Antonyms: autum, autun

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q1314}}Traditionally the third of the four [[season]]s, when [[deciduous]] trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of [[September]], [[October]], and [[November]] in the [[Northern Hemisphere]], and the months of [[March]], [[April]] and [[May]] in the [[Southern Hemisphere]].
2. {{label|en|by extension}} The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
3. {{lb|en|fashion}} A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[spend]] the autumn (in a particular place).
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To (cause to) undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|female|from=English}} of modern usage, from {{m|en|autumn}}, the name of the season.

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