spring allergy season
- noun
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temporada de alergias primaverales
- The spring allergy season often leads to increased visits to the doctor for those suffering from hay fever.
Examples
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This randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted during 6 weeks of the spring allergy season in Tulsa, Okla.
Academic text (2005) -
During the spring allergy season, many people experience symptoms such as sneezing and coughing due to high pollen levels.
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As the spring allergy season arrives, individuals with pollen sensitivities start taking their allergy medications.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the time of year in spring when pollen levels are high causing allergies' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'spring' (the season), 'allergy' (adverse bodily reaction), and 'season' (a period). This straightforward noun-noun-noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns for seasonal phenomena and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Spring allergy season comes from the picture of spring, when flowers and trees release pollen into the air. People with allergies often 'sneeze' and feel unwell then, so the phrase means the 'time of year' when allergies are worse.
