SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison,

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• LAT

Lat. satio,

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• SOWING (from "to sow," O. Eng. shwan, cf. Du. zaaijen, Ger. saen, &c.; the root is seen in Lat. severe, cf. "seed")

sowing

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• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, the

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• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring, from serere, to sow; in

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• LATE

Late Lat. the word is found with its

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• PRESENT

present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the

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• YEAR

year)  , a period of time, in particular, that of the four periods into which the year is divided by the changing of the temperature, rainfall, and growth and decay of vegetation due to the annual motion of the sun in declination . Divided strictly according to this motion the year falls into four nearly equal seasons, " spring " (i.e. the springing time, when vegetation rises or shoots), " summer " (O . Eng . Sumer, cf . Dutch zomer, Ger . Sommer, probably connected with Skt. soma, year), autumn " (Lat. autumnus, auctumnus, from augere, to increase, the period of ripening or fruiting) and " winter (common Teutonic, possibly a nasalized form. of root seen in " wet ") .