session
noun
- the sitting together or meeting of a group; assembly, as of a court, legislature, council, etc.
- a continuous, day-to-day series of such meetings
- the term or period of such a meeting or meetings
- a school term
- a day when school is open for classes
- the governing body of a Presbyterian church, consisting of the minister and elders
- a period of activity of any kind: a session with the dentist
See session in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĕshˈən)
nouna. A meeting of a legislative or judicial body for the purpose of transacting business.
b. A series of such meetings.
c. The term or duration of time that is taken by such a series of meetings.
- The part of a year or of a day during which a school holds classes.
- An assembly of people for a common purpose or because of a common interest: a gossip session.
- Law A court of criminal jurisdiction in the United States: the court of sessions.
- A period of time devoted to a specific activity, as to recording music in a studio.
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