- 1any of the four main periods of the year: spring, summer, fall, and winter the changing seasons
- 2the dry/rainy/wet season a period of the year in tropical countries when it is either very dry or it rains a lot
- 3a period of time during a year when a particular activity happens or is done the football/hunting/shooting, etc. season He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday. The female changes color during the breeding season. The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on vacation). the tourist season the holiday season (= the time of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year) see closed season, high season, off-season
- 4a period of time in which a play is shown in one place; a series of plays, movies, or television programs The play opens for a second season in New York next week. a season of films by Alfred Hitchcock
- 5a period of time during one year when a particular style of clothes, hair, etc. is popular and fashionable This season's look is soft and romantic. Idioms
- 1(of fruit or vegetables) easily available and ready to eat because it is the right time of year for them Strawberries are now in season.
- 2(of a female animal) ready to reproduce
- 1(of fruit or vegetables) not easily available because it is not the right time of year for them
- 2at the times of year when few people go on vacation Hotels are cheaper out of season.
used at Christmas to wish someone an enjoyable holiday
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