English

Noun

stagione ‎(uncountable)

1. A system for presenting opera, whereby each production is cast separately and has a brief but intensive run of performances.
   • 2008 June 4, Anthony Tommasini, “In Charting Its Future, City Opera Chooses an Adventurous Path”, in New York Times:

     Again, for New York to have a stagione house is an interesting departure.

See also

• repertory

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stātiōnem, the accusative singular of stātiō. Cognate to stazione which is from the same Latin word but borrowed instead of inherited. Also a doublet of stazzo and stazzone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staˈd͡ʒo.ne/, [s̪t̪äˈd͡ʒo̞ːn̺e]
• Hyphenation: sta‧gió‧ne

Noun

stagione f ‎(plural stagioni)

1. season (quarter of a year, part of year with something special)
2. weather

   la stagione calda - hot weather

Related terms

• stagionale
• stagionalmente
• stagionare
• stagionatura
• stazione
• stazzone

See also

Anagrams

• agoniste, negatosi, segnatoi, sogniate