session
Americannoun
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the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business.
Congress is now in session.
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a single continuous sitting, or period of sitting, of persons so assembled.
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a continuous series of sittings or meetings of a court, legislature, or the like.
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the period or term during which such a series is held.
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sessions, (in English law) the sittings or a sitting of justices in court, usually to deal with minor offenses, grant licenses, etc.
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a single continuous course or period of lessons, study, etc., in the work of a day at school.
Through a mixture of both lectures and lab sessions, you will develop a broad engineering skill base.
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a portion of the year into which instruction is organized at a college or other educational institution.
She’s enrolled in a six-week summer session.
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the governing body of a local Presbyterian church, composed of the pastor who moderates and the elders.
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a period of time during which a group of persons meets to pursue a particular activity.
It was the last show before their recording sessions this week where they will produce their first album.
noun
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the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business
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a single continuous meeting of such a body
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a series or period of such meetings
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education
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the time during which classes are held
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a school or university term or year
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Presbyterian Church the judicial and administrative body presiding over a local congregation and consisting of the minister and elders
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a meeting of a group of musicians to record in a studio
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a meeting of a group of people to pursue an activity
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any period devoted to an activity
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See Court of Session
Other Word Forms
- presession noun
- sessional adjective
- sessionally adverb
Etymology
Origin of session
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sessio(u)n, cessio(u)n, from Anglo-French, Middle French session, from Latin sessiōn- (stem of sessiō ) “sitting, bench, law-court sitting,” equivalent to sess(us) (past participle of sedēre to sit 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Before trying peptides, he says he had been to his GP and was given physiotherapy sessions, but despite consistently doing the exercises he was told to do, it wasn't getting any better.
From BBC
Once sessions were ad‑hoc, but now it has 14 GPs working across multiple sites.
From BBC
The board then exited the public chambers into closed session for nearly four hours.
From Los Angeles Times
He recalls Wilson looking like a “scared rabbit” when he walked into the studio to find some of the session musicians who’d worked with the Beach Boys back in the old days.
From Los Angeles Times
As of the end of the trading session on Thursday, the fund managed over $614 billion worth of assets.
From Barron's
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