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   season

   /ˈsiːzn/

   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 sporting activity is pursued: "the English cricket season is almost upon us"
   • ▪ 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 time of year traditionally adopted by the English upper classes for a series of fashionable social events.
   • ▪ 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 programmes; a series: 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 flavouradd flavouring 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 › dictionary › englishSEASON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie Season, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     season definicja: 1. one of the four periods of the year;...

   • Seasonal

     SEASONAL definition: 1. relating to or happening during a...

   • English (US)

     SEASON meaning: 1. one of the four periods of the year;...

   • Seasonality

     SEASONALITY definition: 1. the fact that something changes...

   • Seasonally

     SEASONALLY definition: 1. relating to the particular season...

   • Season: Danish Translation

     season - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

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   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.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SeasonSeason - Wikipedia

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   Many tropical regions have two seasons: the rainy/wet/monsoon season and the dry season. Some have a third cool, mild, or harmattan season. "Seasons" can also be dictated by the timing of important ecological events such as hurricane season, tornado season, and wildfire season.

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

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   Learn the meaning of season as a noun and a verb, with synonyms and examples. Season can refer to the four periods of the year, a time of activity or event, a period of food availability, a period of sport or entertainment, and more.

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   A season is one of the four parts of a year. Those four seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter. There’s also baseball season, the Christmas season, and according to the Zombies, there’s always the “Time of the Season” for love.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of season as a noun in English. Season can refer to the four main periods of the year, a period of time for a particular activity, a style of clothes, or a set of TV programmes.