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- [see-zuh n]
- /ˈsi zən/
- /ˈsiːzn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [see-zuh n]
- /ˈsi zən/
Definitions of season word
- noun season 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. 1
- noun season a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.: the rainy season. 1
- noun season a period of the year when something is best or available: the oyster season. 1
- noun season a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.: baseball season. 1
- noun season a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion: the Christmas season. 1
- noun 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
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Origin of 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 Season
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
season usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for season
verb season
- acclimate — When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- acclimatize — When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- accustom — If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- baste — If you baste meat, you pour hot fat and the juices from the meat itself over it while it is cooking.
noun season
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- fruitage — the bearing of fruit: soil additives to hasten the fruitage.
- harvesttime — the time of year when a crop or crops are harvested, especially autumn.
adjective season
- monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
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