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season

sea·son

UK/ˈsiː.zn̩/ US/ˈsi.zn̩/ common us
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

1.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

  • “he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company”
  • “she always looked forward to the avocado season”
2.

one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

  • “the regular sequence of the seasons”
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3.

a recurrent time marked by major holidays

  • “it was the Christmas season”

verb

1.

lend flavor to

  • “Season the chicken breast after roasting it”
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2.

make fit

  • “This trip will season even the hardiest traveller”
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3.

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

  • “she tempered her criticism”
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Origin

From Middle English sesoun, seson (“time of the year”), from Old French seson, saison (“time of sowing, seeding”), from Latin satiō (“act of sowing, planting”) from satum, past participle of serō (“to sow, plant”) from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, plant”). Akin to Old English sāwan (“to sow”), sǣd (“seed”). Doublet of saison. Displaced native Middle English sele (“season”) (from Old English sǣl (“season, time, occasion”)), Middle English tide (“season, time of year”) (from Old English tīd (“time, period, yeartide, season”)).

Phrases

  • all-season tire
  • Christmas season
  • close season
  • closed season
  • cuffing season
  • dry season
  • earnings season
  • festive season

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