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out of season1(Of a fruit, vegetable, or other food) not grown or available at the time of year in question: oranges are out of season customer demand for out of season crops...- A greenhouse has controlled temperature, humidity and light so that exotic plants can be grown outside their natural climates and produce flowers and fruits out of season.
- Anyone with half a brain knew that persimmons were out of season.
- Strawberries will be woefully out of season for another few months.
2At the time of year when a place is less popular or fashionable: English seaside resorts out of season famously possess a melancholy charm it had the feel of an out of season ski resort...- The British Tourist Authority in Sydney can provide literature on travel and accommodation, but 'out of season' it is rare to experience any problems finding a place to 'lay your head down'.
- The resorts become virtual ghost towns out of season.
- Because space is limited and saturation-point quickly reached, the best time to visit the Amalfi coast is out of season.
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