season
[ see-zuhn ]
/ ˈsi zən /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.
Idioms for season
Origin of season
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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Definition for seasons (2 of 2)
Seasons, The
noun
an oratorio (1801) by Franz Joseph Haydn.
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British Dictionary definitions for seasons
season
/ (ˈsiːzən) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of season
seasoned, adjective seasoner, noun seasonless, adjectiveWord Origin for season
C13: from Old French
seson, from Latin
satiō a sowing, from
serere to sow
Scientific definitions for seasons
season
[ sē′zən ]
One of four natural divisions of the year-spring, summer, autumn, and winter-in temperate zones. Each season has its own characteristic weather and lasts approximately three months. The change in the seasons is brought about by the shift in the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth. This angle changes as the Earth orbits in its yearly cycle around the Sun due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. For example, when the northern or southern hemisphere of the Earth is at an angle predominantly facing the Sun and has more daylight hours of direct, overhead sunlight than nighttime hours, it is in its summer season; the opposite hemisphere is in then opposite condition and is in its winter season. See also equinox solstice.
In some tropical climates, either of the two divisions-rainy and dry-into which the year is divided. These divisions are defined on the basis of levels of precipitation.
Idioms and Phrases with seasons
season
see in season; open season.