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season

  • noun
  • sea·son
  • sēʹzən

Each of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; or the rainy (monsoon) and dry season, depending on the climate.

Other meanings

  1. A period of the year when something particular happens.

    “mating season”

  2. A period of the year in which a place is most busy or frequented for business, amusement, etc.

Example sentences

  • “Some birds migrate to roost during specific seasons.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “I watched all three seasons in one night.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Cabbage is in season.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "satiō" (act of sowing, planting).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “season” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.