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    AUTUMNAL EQUINOX

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgoplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("autumnal equinox" is a kind of...):

    equinoctial point; equinox ((astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic)

    Domain category:

    astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    September 22play

    Synonyms:

    autumnal equinox; fall equinox; September equinox

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

    Hypernyms ("autumnal equinox" is a kind of...):

    equinox (either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length)

    Holonyms ("autumnal equinox" is a part of...):

    Sep; Sept; September (the month following August and preceding October)

    autumn; fall (the season when the leaves fall from the trees)

    Antonym:

    vernal equinox (March 21)

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