{
    "term": "autumn",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder",
            "sensetop": "in the autumn of something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in the autumn of 2024",
                    "contextForm": "in the autumn of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is in the autumn of his career."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in early/late autumn"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the autumn term *(= for example at a school or college in Britain)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "autumn leaves/colours"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been a very mild autumn this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a crisp/chilly/wet/cool autumn"
                },
                {
                    "text": "their autumn collection of dresses *(= designed to be worn in autumn)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Demand always rises during the autumn and winter months."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["last", "this past", "the following"],
                "autumn + noun": ["weather", "sun", "sunlight"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːtəm/",
                "audio": "au/autumn/autumn__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːtəm/",
                "audio": "au/autumn/autumn__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus."
}