HOW TO PRONOUNCE
autumn
/ˈɔtəm/
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Finish with m; the n is silent.
Stress the first syllable. Finish with m; the written n is silent.
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“An autumn afternoon.”
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noun
- Traditionally the third of the four seasons, 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.
- The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
- A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
More meanings (3)
verb
- To spend the autumn (in a particular place).
- To (cause to) undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.
proper noun
- A female given name from English of modern usage, from autumn, the name of the season.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɔtəm/
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If he did not come back until winter, or even autumn, there would be time to watch the secret garden come alive.
Since the arrival of that letter, on a certain autumn morning long ago, the reddleman and Thomasin had not met till today.
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A few yellow leaves, left over from the autumn, chased each other merrily, and seemed to be playing tricks on each other.
In summer, on cloudy and stormy days, mercurial vapors rise more readily and quickly than in the temperature of autumn or winter.
Mrs. Shelby was seated in her comfortable parlor, where a cheerful hickory fire was dispelling the chill of the late autumn evening.