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ORT-uh-m/ˈɔːtəm/

Autumn is the British name for the season between summer and winter, when leaves fall. Americans usually say fall. In autumn, autumn leaves, an autumn day. Use in with seasons: in autumn, not “on autumn.” Autumnal is a rarer adjective; autumn as a noun before another noun is enough at A2.

Meaning

The season between summer and winter, when leaves fall.

Examples

• “The leaves turn brown in autumn.”
• “School starts again in autumn.”
• “We picked apples on a cold autumn morning.”

Good to know

in autumn. US English: fall. Not “on autumn.”

Near in meaning

fall

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