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seasonal definition

sea·sonal (sē′zən əl)

adjective

of, characteristic of, or depending on the season or seasons

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seasonal Synonyms

seasonal

modif.

once a season, out of season, periodically, biennial, depending on the season, with the times, once in a while; see also annual, yearly.


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seasonal Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: The weather outlook for the next week is remaining more seasonal with temperatures settling around 8/9 degrees with no frosts forecast.

Modifies a noun

  • variation: Open all year, daily from 10 am, seasonal variations in closing times please call to confirm.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: The catering industry makes substantial use of contract labor, particularly where demand for labor is highly seasonal.

Preposition: in

  • nature: Diets will thus become more closely attuned to local products and more seasonal in nature.
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