[ˈsiːzn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun

- a set or sequence of related television programmes; a series
(e.g: the first two seasons of the show)

- a period when a female mammal is ready to mate
(e.g: the bitch can come into season at irregular intervals)


Phrases:
- for all seasons
- in season
- out of season
- season's greetings

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French seson, from Latin satio(n-) ‘sowing’, later ‘time of sowing’, from the root of serere ‘to sow’

[ˈsiːzn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food)
(e.g: season the soup to taste with salt and pepper)

- make (wood) suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content to that of the environment in which it will be used
(e.g: I collect and season most of my wood)


Phrases:
- for all seasons
- in season
- out of season
- season's greetings

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French seson, from Latin satio(n-) ‘sowing’, later ‘time of sowing’, from the root of serere ‘to sow’