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時期 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
  • term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
  • time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.

Senses

時期 is used for these senses in English:

  • season (North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
  • term Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
  • time (uncountable, with, possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
  • time period The length of time during which an activity occurs or a condition remains, which may be measured either in seconds or in millions of years, depending upon the nature of the activity or condition being considered.

season — full definition

  1. noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
  2. noun A period of the year associated with a particular activity, sport, or event.
  3. verb To add salt, herbs, or spices to food to improve its flavour.

term — full definition

  1. noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
  2. noun A fixed period of time, especially one in office or one dividing an academic year.
  3. noun In plural, the conditions set out in an agreement or contract.
  4. verb To call or describe something by a particular name.

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