season

English

/ˈsiːzən/, /ˈsizən/

noun
Definitions
  • Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
  • A part of a year when something particular happens
  • (obsolete) That which gives relish; seasoning.
  • (cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played.
  • (North America) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
  • (archaic) An extended, undefined period of time.
  • (video games) The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.
  • (video games) A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English seson, sesoun (time of the year) derived from Old French seson, saison (time of sowing, seeding) derived from Latin satiō (planting, act of sowing, sowing) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up), *seh₁- (sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₁-

Gloss

sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up

Concept
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Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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