autumn romance
- noun
- /ˈɔːtəm roʊˈmæns/
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romance de otoño
- Their autumn romance blossomed as they walked through the colorful park each evening.
Examples
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Their autumn romance blossomed under the falling leaves.
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The film tells the story of an autumn romance that begins at a harvest festival.
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She often reminisced about the autumn romance that changed her life forever.
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Many people cherish their autumn romances from college.
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The film tells the story of an autumn romance that begins at a harvest festival.
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Their autumn romance blossomed as they walked through the colorful park each evening.
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She often reminisced about the autumn romance that changed her life forever.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a romantic relationship during the autumn season' is directly and compositionally built from 'autumn' (the season) and 'romance' (a romantic attachment), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer it. The noun–noun/season + activity pattern is common cross-linguistically and the poetic nuance (nostalgia or fleeting beauty) does not block straightforward comprehension.
Etymology
Autumn romance joins autumn, with falling leaves and shorter days, and romance, meaning a new love, so you can picture a warm but brief love in that season. That's why it refers to a relationship that starts in autumn and often feels 'short-lived' and full of 'sweet memories'.
