Season as metonym for year (Philological Room) Language Learning Forum

Season as metonym for year
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zyz Newbie United States Joined 5337 days ago 19 posts - 28 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit	Message 1 of 1 04 September 2010 at 8:06pm \| IP Logged
	In English I think I've mostly seen spring and summer used to represent years, e.g. in the construction "many summers passed." In Sanskrit, sharat, which is more or less equivalent to English autumn (though more pleasant, I'm told), is used. How does this occur in other languages? Is there any rationale for which is chosen? 1 person has voted this message useful

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