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fall of the leaf

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

The time of the year when deciduous trees shed their leaves in temperate climates; (more generally) autumn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • 1761, George Colman, The Genius, No. 10, in Prose on Several Occasions, London: T. Cadel, 1787, p. 107, The rage of suicide comes on regularly, like the moulting-time of birds, at a particular season of the year, which commences at the fall of the leaf.

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