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03-16-2015, 12:01 PM
\ VUR-nl \ , adjective;
1.
Appearing or occurring in spring.
2.
Of or pertaining to spring.
3.
Appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike.
4.
Belonging to or characteristic of youth.
Quotes:
By and by a bird piped in the garden; the shriek of a swallow made itself heard from a distance; the vernal day was beginning to stir from the light…
-- William Dean Howells, A Foregone Conclusion
Where are you trampling vernal blooms?
-- Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin
Origin:
Vernal stems from the Latin word vernus meaning "pertaining to spring." It is related to the word "verdant."
1.
Appearing or occurring in spring.
2.
Of or pertaining to spring.
3.
Appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike.
4.
Belonging to or characteristic of youth.
Quotes:
By and by a bird piped in the garden; the shriek of a swallow made itself heard from a distance; the vernal day was beginning to stir from the light…
-- William Dean Howells, A Foregone Conclusion
Where are you trampling vernal blooms?
-- Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin
Origin:
Vernal stems from the Latin word vernus meaning "pertaining to spring." It is related to the word "verdant."