season

season
A particular phase of some slow cyclic phenomenon, especially the annual weather cycle.

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  • season — sea‧son [ˈsiːzn] noun [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE TRAVEL a period of time in the year when most business is done, or the time of year when something happens: • A full shuttle service is not expected until after the summer tourist season. • …   Financial and business terms

  • season — [sē′zən] n. [ME sesoun < OFr seson < VL satio, season for sowing < L, a sowing, planting < base of serere, to sow: see SEED] 1. any of the four arbitrary divisions of the year, characterized chiefly by differences in temperature,… …   English World dictionary

  • Season 6B — or Season 6 (b) is a popular fan theory related to the long running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . An example of fanon, it is a hypothetical series of adventures of the Doctor that takes place between the last serial of… …   Wikipedia

  • Season — Sea son, n. [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere, satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as seed.] 1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in the length …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Season — Sea son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seasoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seasoning}.] 1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit. [1913 Webster] He is fit and seasoned for his passage. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To fit for any use by time or habit;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • season — [n] time of year governed by annual equinoxes autumn, division, fall, interval, juncture, occasion, opportunity, period, spell, spring, summer, term, time, while, winter; concept 814 season [v1] flavor food color, enliven, lace, leaven, pep,… …   New thesaurus

  • season — ► NOUN 1) each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours. 2) a period of the year characterized by a climatic feature, sport, or event. 3) the time of year when …   English terms dictionary

  • Season — Sea son, v. i. 1. To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate. [1913 Webster] 2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Season — puede referirse a: En la cultura popular: Sevendust. Seasons (canción), de Ayumi Hamasaki. Seasons (canción de Cunninlynguists) The Sims 2: Seasons, una expansión para el juego Los Sims 2. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Season — (engl., spr. ßis n), s. Saison …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Season — (engl., spr. ßihs n), s. Saison …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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