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autumnal

PRONUNCIATION:

(aw-TUHM-nuhl)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Relating to the season of autumn.
2. Past the prime of life or maturity.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin autumnus (autumn). Earliest documented use: 1440.

USAGE:

“At this autumnal stage of his career, however, [Barry Harris] apparently prefers to understate the case, having little left to prove.”
Howard Reich; Harris Warms Up Season at Showcase; Chicago Tribune; Jan 7, 2006.

See more usage examples of autumnal in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world, I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary, and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair, and disrespect. -Nikki Giovanni, poet and professor (b. 7 Jun 1943)

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