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Vernal

Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Young 84% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Young 84% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Young 92% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Youthful 92% connected

Not yet mature or aged; young.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Autumnal 94% connected

Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable