"falltide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falltides [plural]
Etymology: From fall + -tide. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|fall|tide<id:time>}} fall + -tide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} falltide (countable and uncountable, plural falltides)
  1. (rare, archaic or poetic) Falltime (the season between summer and winter); autumntide. Tags: archaic, countable, poetic, rare, uncountable Synonyms: fall-tide, fall tide
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