session
1ses·sion
noun \ˈse-shən\Definition of SESSION
1
: a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business <morning session>
2
plural a (1) : a sitting of English justices of peace in execution of the powers conferred by their commissions (2) : an English court holding such sessions b : any of various courts similar to the English sessions
3
: the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the prorogation or final adjournment
4
: the ruling body of a Presbyterian congregation consisting of the elders in active service
5
: the period during the year or day in which a school conducts classes
6
: a meeting or period devoted to a particular activity <a recording session>
— ses·sion·al \ˈsesh-nəl, ˈse-shə-nəl\ adjective
Examples of SESSION
- Her health insurance will cover 12 one-hour sessions of therapy per year.
- the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament
- I'm going to take classes during the summer session.
Origin of SESSION
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin session-, sessio, literally, act of sitting, from sedēre to sit — more at sit
First Known Use: 14th century
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