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autumnal

adjective

  1. relating to or occurring in autumn
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtʌm.nəl/ / /ɑˈtʌm.nəl/ / /ɔˈtʌm.nəl/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin autumnāl(is). By surface analysis, autumn + -al.

  1. Of or relating to autumn.
  2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.

    "The magistrates are God-fearing gentlemen, but merciful over-much,--that is a truth," added a third autumnal matron.