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ver⋅nal

  [vur-nl]
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–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 (vēr spring + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
ver⋅nal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
4. youthful, fresh, new.
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ver·nal   (vûr'nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the spring.

  2. Characteristic of or resembling spring.

  3. Fresh and young; youthful.


[Latin vērnālis, from vērnus, from vēr, spring; see wes in Indo-European roots.]
ver'nal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

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
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