vernal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.4.5 References

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[edit] Alternative forms

• vernall (archaic, 16 ^th–17 ^th-century spelling)^[1]

[edit] Etymology

Entering English in the sense of “pertaining to spring” in 1534^[2]: From Latin vernālis (“‘of those things pertaining to the spring’”)^[1][2][3][4], from vernus (“‘of spring’”)^[1][2][3][4], from vēr (“‘spring’”)^{[1][2][3][4][5]}; compare Old French vernal, French vernal

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈvɜːnəl/^[1]

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nəl

[edit] Adjective

vernal (comparative more vernal, superlative most vernal)

1. young; fresh
2. pertaining to spring

[edit] Antonyms

• autumnal

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• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} “vernal, a. (and n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} “vernal” listed in the Online Etymology Dictionary, © November 2001 Douglas Harper
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} “vernal” listed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} “vernal” listed by Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
5. ^ “vernal” listed in The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition