seasonal English · revision 10767

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1829|origins=en season}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsiː.zən.əl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[season]] and [[-al]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or relating to the seasons: 1829 in Etymonline, 1838 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of the seasons of human life is from 1843,^(OED 1989) and recurring periodically from 1880.^(OED 1989) Of trades that depend on the seasons, and of workers employed only at certain seasons, it is from 1904.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) A periodical issued at certain seasons was a seasonal from 1895.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1829 – of the seasons.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1880 – periodical, recurrent.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1904 – seasonal work.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, depending on or happening at a particular [[season]] of the year: ''seasonal labour''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[seasonality]]

+ * [[seasonally]]

+ * [[seasonalness]]

+ * [[preseasonal]]

+ * [[transseasonal]]

+ * [[multiseasonal]]

+ * [[nonseasonal]]

+ * [[unseasonal]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[season]]

+ * [[seasonable]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}