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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Brumal, vernal, ...
As there is brumal and vernal for winter and spring respectively, are there also literary adjectives for summer and autumn?
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aestival and autumnal
- aestival and autumnal
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Thank you. How about the currency of these words? Autumnal and vernal seem to be common, but can one encounter the other two, brumal and aestival?
Also, is there any synonym (again, literary) to autumnal?
Also, is there any synonym (again, literary) to autumnal?
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I've been a native English speaker for 70 years and I've never heard brumal before, but http://www.onelook.com/?w=brumal&ls=a in lots of dictionaries.
I'd vaguely heard of aestival but would have had to look up the meaning. These words are certainly uncommon, and I'd be surprised to he
I'd vaguely heard of aestival but would have had to look up the meaning. These words are certainly uncommon, and I'd be surprised to he
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