Meaning & use
Autumnal
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Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of autumn.
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The forest turned a brilliant autumnal orange as the leaves changed.
There was an autumnal chill in the morning air.
A note on using this word
Autumnal is also used figuratively, as in 'the autumnal years of one's life,' to suggest a graceful decline or maturity.
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