Meaning

noun a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

noun one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

noun a recurrent time marked by major holidays

originFrom 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…

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