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Definition of autumnal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

autumnal

adjective
 
/ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
 
/ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
 [usually before noun]
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  1. like or connected with autumn
    • autumnal colours
    Topics Weatherc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAutumnal is used with these nouns:
    • chill
    • colour
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin autumnalis, from autumnus ‘autumn’.
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