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ver·nal 
[vur-nl] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[vur-nl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to spring: vernal sunshine. |
| 2. | appearing or occurring in spring: vernal migratory movements. |
| 3. | appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike: vernal greenery. |
| 4. | belonging to or characteristic of youth: vernal longings. |
[Origin: 1525–35; < L vernālis, equiv. to vern(us) of spring (vér spring + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1]
] —Related forms
ver·nal·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 4. youthful, fresh, new.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ver·nal
(vûr'nəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin vērnālis, from vērnus, from vēr, spring; see wes  in Indo-European roots.]
ver'nal·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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vernal
"pertaining to spring," 1534, from L. vernalis "of the spring," from vernus "of spring," from ver "spring," from PIE *wesr- "spring" (cf. O.N. var "spring," Gk. ear, Skt. vasantah, Pers. bahar, O.C.S. vesna "spring," Lith. vasara "summer").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| vernal | |
adjective | |
| 1. | suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age" [syn: youthful] |
| 2. | of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox" [ant: summery, autumnal, serrate] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Vernal, UT (city, FIPS 80090) Location: 40.45198 N, 109.53554 W
Population (1990): 6644 (2845 housing units)
Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84078
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Vernal
Ver"nal\, a. [L. vernalis, fr. vernus vernal, ver spring; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vasanta, Icel. v[=a]r, and E. Easter, east.]1. Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom. 2. Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life. When after the long vernal day of life. --Thomson. And seems it hard thy vernal years Few vernal joys can show? --Keble. Vernal equinox (Astron.), the time when the sun crosses the equator when proceeding northward. Vernal grass (Bot.), a low, soft grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum), producing in the spring narrow spikelike panicles, and noted for the delicious fragrance which it gives to new-mown hay; -- also called sweet vernal grass. See Illust. in Appendix. Vernal signs (Astron.), the signs, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal equinox and summer solstice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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