Added 4 October 2026
season
/ˈsiːzən/ noun ▶ hear it
In Latin: hora, tempestās Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about season at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- 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.
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A period of the year when something particular happens.
mating season
- A period of the year in which a place is most busy or frequented for business, amusement, etc.
verb
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To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.
to season oneself to a climate
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To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
The timber needs to be seasoned.
- To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
verb
Origin
From Middle English sesoun, seson (“time of the year”), from Old French seson, saison (“time of sowing, seeding”), from Latin satiō (“act of sowing, planting”) from satum, past participle of serō (“to sow, plant”) from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, plant”). Akin to Old English sāwan (“to sow”), sǣd (“seed”). Doublet of saison. Displaced native Middle English sele (“season”) (from Old English sǣl (“season, time, occasion”)), Middle English tide (“season, time of year”) (from Old English tīd (“time, period, yeartide, season”)).
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