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Season

noun

A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field. "She always looked forward to the avocado season"

One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions. Synonym: time of year.

A recurrent time marked by major holidays.

verb

(past & past part. seasoned; pres. part. seasoning)

Lend flavor to. Synonyms: flavor, flavour.

Make fit. Synonym: harden.

Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate. Synonyms: mollify, temper.

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"Season" Quotes from Famous Books

... seen out of season, Crops will be small. On the twelfth day the moon is seen together with the sun.[567] Contrary to the calculated time, The moon and sun appear together, A strong enemy will devastate the land. The king of Babylonia will be forced to submit to his enemy. ...

— The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria • Morris Jastrow

... you tired, Corbett. Why, it won't be worse, it won't be half as bad as a season's hunting. You're just the man ...

— Mr. Waddington of Wyck • May Sinclair

... of paint blistering from the ingredients of the paint happens between any layer of paint or varnish on wood, iron, stone, or any other substance. Its origin is the gaseous formation of volatile oils during the heated season, of which the lighter coal oils play the most conspicuous part; they being less valuable than all other volatile oils, are used in low priced japan driers and varnishes. These volatile oils take a gaseous form at different temperatures, lie partly ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 • Various

... level ground he found himself in a broad, well-graded road that led straight to the gates of the mansion, and when he was quite near to it he observed on the right-hand side an extensive peach-orchard. It was the gathering season, and in a shed open at the sides, and containing long, canvas-covered tables, several negro men and women were busy packing the ripe peaches into new crates which were being nailed up by a white man in overalls and a conical ...

— Dixie Hart • Will N. Harben

... manifest in the sight of high heaven. But at this season of construction and dire crisis how shall these mutual suspicions find a place? Once more I issue this announcement; if you, my fellow countrymen, do indeed place the safety of China before all other considerations, it behooves you to be ...

— The Fight For The Republic In China • B.L. Putnam Weale

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