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   Sea·son

   /ˈsēz(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
   • ▪ a period of the year characterized by a particular climatic feature or marked by a particular activity, event, or festivity: "the rainy season"
   • ▪ a fixed time in the year when a particular sport is played: "basketball season is over"
   • ▪ the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, or other food is plentiful and in good condition: "the pies are made with fruit that is in season"
   • ▪ a proper or suitable time: archaic "to everything there is a season"
   • ▪ an indefinite or unspecified period of time; a while: archaic "this most beautiful soul; who walked with me for a season in this world"
   • 2. a set or sequence of related television programs: North American "the first two seasons of the show"
   • 3. a period when a female mammal is ready to mate: "the bitch can come into season at irregular intervals"

   verb

   • 1. add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food): "season the soup to taste with salt and pepper" Similar flavoradd flavoring toadd salt/pepper tospiceadd spices/herbs toinformal:pep upadd zing to
   • ▪ add a quality or feature to (something), especially so as to make it more lively or exciting: "his conversation is seasoned liberally with exclamation points and punch lines" Similar enlivenleavenadd spice toenrichliven upanimateaugmentinformal:pep upadd zest/zing to
   • 2. make (wood) suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content to that of the environment in which it will be used: "I collect and season most of my wood" Similar matureagemellowconditionacclimatizetemperprepareprimeripen

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French seson, from Latin satio(n-) ‘sowing’, later ‘time of sowing’, from the root of serere ‘to sow’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEASON | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   a period of the year when a particular thing happens: [ usually singular ] the holiday season. the rainy / dry season. the football season. in season. B2. If vegetables or fruit are in season, they are available and ready to eat. If a female animal is in season, she is ready to mate. out of season.

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   noun. one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates. a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.: the rainy season.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › seasonSeason - definition of season by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions. b. The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions. 2.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEASON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. countable noun. The seasons are the main periods into which a year can be divided and which each have their own typical weather conditions. Autumn's my favourite season. ...the only region of Brazil where all four seasons are clearly defined. ...the rainy season. 2. countable noun [usually singular]

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishseason noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of season noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seasonSeason - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of season. noun. 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 ”. synonyms: time of year. see more. noun. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field.

8. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › SeasonSeason - Wikipedia

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   A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth , seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun .