over-season

o·ver-sea·son

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver see-zuh n]
- /ˈoʊ vər ˈsi zən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver see-zuh n]
- /ˈoʊ vər ˈsi zən/

Definitions of over-season word

noun over-season a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.: baseball season. 1
noun over-season a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion: the Christmas season. 1
noun over-season Sports. a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team: a 162-game season. a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule: a .700 season. 1
noun over-season any period or time: in the season of my youth. 1
noun over-season a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time: This is not the season for frivolity. 1
verb with object over-season to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like. 1

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Origin of over-season

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (noun) Middle English sesoun, seson < Old French se(i)son < Latin satiōn- (stem of satiō) a sowing (Vulgar Latin: sowing time), equivalent to sa- (variant stem of serere to sow) + -tiōn- -tion; (v.) Middle English seso(u)nen < Old French saisonner to ripen, make palatable by aging, derivative of seison

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Parts of speech for Over-season

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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over-season popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".