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TIME OF YEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
Example:
the regular sequence of the seasons
Synonyms:
season; time of year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("time of year" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "time of year"):
harvest; harvest time (the season for gathering crops)
haying; haying time (the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder)
autumn; fall (the season when the leaves fall from the trees)
spring; springtime (the season of growth)
summer; summertime (the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox)
winter; wintertime (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)
rainy season; dry season (one of the two seasons in tropical climates)
Holonyms ("time of year" is a part of...):
year (the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun)
Context examples:
Liable as you have been to severe colds, indeed you ought to be particularly careful, especially at this time of year.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
I had begun to be a little uncomfortable, and to wish myself well out of the visit, when a figure coming down the street passed the door—it stood open to air the room, which was warm, the weather being close for the time of year—came back again, looked in, and walked in, exclaiming loudly, Copperfield!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
But when Elizabeth told of his silence, it did not seem very likely, even to Charlotte's wishes, to be the case; and after various conjectures, they could at last only suppose his visit to proceed from the difficulty of finding anything to do, which was the more probable from the time of year.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
To some few of the company it appeared rather a bold undertaking, considering the time of year, and that it had rained every day for the last fortnight;—and Mrs. Dashwood, who had already a cold, was persuaded by Elinor to stay at home.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
For her approbation, the particular reason of his going into Norfolk at all, at this unusual time of year, was given.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The weather was at present favourable, and at this time of year the uncertainty was very great of its continuing so.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
For half an hour Mr. Weston was surprized and sorry; but then he began to perceive that Frank's coming two or three months later would be a much better plan; better time of year; better weather; and that he would be able, without any doubt, to stay considerably longer with them than if he had come sooner.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
This, however, was no evil to Elizabeth, and upon the whole she spent her time comfortably enough; there were half-hours of pleasant conversation with Charlotte, and the weather was so fine for the time of year that she had often great enjoyment out of doors.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Well, shall we join and disappoint them of half their lecture upon sitting down out of doors at this time of year, by being up before they can begin?
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I tell Mr. Allen, when he talks of being sick of it, that I am sure he should not complain, for it is so very agreeable a place, that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
