English

off-season

The part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors.

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    Origin

    From off- + season.

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    • partEnglishseason “Each of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and …”
      • borrowedFrenchassaisonner
        • partFrencha-
        • partFrenchsaison “season”
        • partFrench-er
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsesoun “time of the year”
        • derivedOld Frenchseson “time of sowing, seeding”

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