Is there a word that describes both Spring and Fall, but not other seasons?

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"Wet seasons" or "cool seasons" don't apply everywhere, and "equinoctial seasons" blur into Winter. "Isothermal seasons"?

Elian · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-28 09:10:00Z

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How about transitional seasons?

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That one is more common than "equinoctial" since around 1940.
– Cees Timmerman
May 28 '14 at 9:48
"The tropical seasons are broken up into just two: the wet season and the dry season." - Don't they have Spring and Fall?
– Cees Timmerman
May 28 '14 at 9:58
Correct, because a yearly season is not simply marked by Earth's angle regarding the sun.
– Cees Timmerman
May 28 '14 at 10:54

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Cees Timmerman · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-28 09:44:30Z

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Equinoctial seasons is the most accurate; I checked the texts Google Ngrams found and all but "equinoctial seasons" were more about the weather than the time of year. "Isothermal seasons" was not found.

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How does an Ngram prove its accuracy?
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