seedtime

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English

Etymology

seed +‎ time; compare Old Icelandic sáðtími. Compare also German Saatzeit "season for sowing seed" (15th cent. as satzijt), Old Icelandic sáðtíð "April", lit. "seed time".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːdˌtaɪm/
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Noun

seedtime (countable and uncountable, plural seedtimes)

  1. The time to sow seeds.
  2. (figurative) A time for new development.

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References

  1. ^ “seed time, n.”, in Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2018