autumn vs fall
Definitions
noun
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Examples
The horizontals and verticals of the pattern extend to an autumnal woodland just beyond a sill which serves as a horizon in the middle distance.
For collectors and aviation enthusiasts the early autumn of 1992 produced no less than four major auctions with an accent on matters aeronautical.
The couple met on the show last autumn when the former equerry to the Duke of York ended up choosing presenter Jonsson over the contestants.
Definitions
noun
- the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
Examples
She was all cold and bedraggled after falling into the river.
She strode over to a couple of fallen logs and kicked one of them.
I first learned about cassowaries when I was at the School for Field Studies SFS Center for Rainforest Studies in Fall of 1990 as a college student, and was fascinated that they're the only bird that can "scarify" certain rainforest seeds.