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prettygoodword) wrote2013-09-03 07:10 am
prettygoodword) wrote2013-09-03 07:10 am
serotinal
serotinal (si-ROT-uhn-uhl, ser-uh-TEYEN-uhl) - adj., of, pertaining to, or occurring in late summer.
A good first word for September, when here at least it feels like the thunderstorms have finally been cut off (though no doubt they'll sputter for a few weeks more) and the light as I come in to work is lower and more golden. The shoulder season of summer. Adopted around 1900 (give or take a few years) from Latin sērōtinus, coming late (in time).
---L.
A good first word for September, when here at least it feels like the thunderstorms have finally been cut off (though no doubt they'll sputter for a few weeks more) and the light as I come in to work is lower and more golden. The shoulder season of summer. Adopted around 1900 (give or take a few years) from Latin sērōtinus, coming late (in time).
---L.
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And yeah, "eye" is slightly further back than "tine." FWIW, I use dictionary.com as my guide because its primary entries are already non-IPA.
---L.