NOVA |'nov?| |?no?v?| |?n??v?|
noun ( pl. -vae |-ve; -?vi| |?no?vi| |?no?va?| |-vi?|or -vas |?no?v?z|) Astronomy
a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months. See also supernova .
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin, feminine of novus ‘new’ (because such stars were thought to be newly formed).
SEASON |'sez?n| |?siz?n| |?si?z(?)n|
noun
• a period of the year characterized by a particular climatic feature or marked by a particular activity, event, or festivity : the rainy season | the season for gathering pine needles.
• a fixed time in the year when a particular sport is played : basketball season is over.
• an indefinite or unspecified period of time; a while : this most beautiful soul, who walked with me for a season in this world.
• archaic a proper or suitable time : to everything there is a season.
verb [ trans. ]
1 add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food) : season the soup to taste with salt and pepper | [as adj. ] ( seasoned) seasoned flour.
• add a quality or feature to (something), esp. so as to make it more lively or exciting : his conversation is seasoned liberally with exclamation points and punch lines.
2 make (wood) suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content to that of the environment in which it will be used : [as adj. ] ( seasoned) it was made from seasoned, untreated oak.
• [as adj. ] ( seasoned) accustomed to particular conditions; experienced : she is a seasoned traveler.
PHRASES
for all seasons suitable in or appropriate for every kind of weather : a coat for all seasons.
• adaptable to any circumstance : a singer for all seasons.
season's greetings used as an expression of goodwill at Christmas or the New Year.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French seson, from Latin satio(n-) ‘sowing,’ later ‘time of sowing,’ from the root of serere ‘to sow.’
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