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    a period of time when a series of movies or television programs are shown

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of season*

    General periods of time: block, chapter, countdown, date, day, delay, distance, duration, epoch, era... more
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      a period of time during which a play or a series of plays is performed

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of season*

      Relating to theatre and acting: acting, dark, dramatic, go up, in, method acting, mise-en-scène, on, opposite, rep... more
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    a time when plants grow, or when they produce flowers or fruit

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of season*

    Gardening: aerate, bed out, bonsai, compost, cross-fertilize, cross-pollinate, deadhead, drill, drill, feed... more
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    a period of time when a particular event takes place

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of season*

    General periods of time: block, chapter, countdown, date, day, delay, distance, duration, epoch, era... more

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