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session Definition

ses·sion (ses̸h′ən)

noun

    1. the sitting together or meeting of a group; assembly, as of a court, legislature, council, etc.
    2. a continuous, day-to-day series of such meetings
    3. the term or period of such a meeting or meetings
    1. a school term
    2. a day when school is open for classes
  3. the governing body of a Presbyterian church, consisting of the minister and elders
  4. a period of activity of any kind a session with the dentist

Etymology: ME < L sessio < sedere, to sit

session Related Forms
ses′·sional adjective
session Idioms

in session

officially meeting; assembled

session Synonyms

session

n.

assembly, concourse, sitting; see gathering.

session Law Definition

n

The number of hours within a day that a given body is performing its duties; a meeting of a court or a legislative body for the purpose of performing its business.
session Telecom Definition
Referring to a period of time during which there is a logical association, i.e., communication, between two or more stations, terminals, or systems. A session may be established through a log-on procedure and terminated by a log-off procedure. A network administrator might limit the duration of a session, at the expiration of which time the session will be timed-out, or involuntarily terminated, in order to ensure that network and system resources are shared fairly among the universe of active users. A session also may time out if no activity is detected for a predetermined period of time.
session Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • attend: Would be able to attend weekly sessions at Aston University.
  • qualify: Justin was 6th fastest in Friday's first qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Portland.
  • counsel: If you experience difficulty in getting to your counseling session, we can discuss transport options.
  • chat: If you would like more information on the chat sessions please contact either Alistair Fyfe or Paul France.
  • run: All registered students will also have access to study support sessions run by Learning Support Services.
  • organize: Westminster Libraries organize special activity sessions for all children from birth to four years old.

Adjective modifier

  • plenary: The groups reported back in a plenary session at the end of the lesson.
  • weekly: There are regular weekly teaching sessions attended by all member of the team.
  • practical: The first practical session is on the week beginning the 26th September.
  • one-to-one: The workshops will be followed up by free one-to-one coaching sessions to help managers introduce the pack into their business.
  • parallel: In the parallel session, SpRs presented interesting studies on stroke.
  • interactive: A great interactive session - definitely an ice breaker.

Modifies a noun

  • cookie: For the session cookie, once you close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.
  • musician: Ricky Lawson is one of the most sought after session musician 's out there.

Noun used with modifier

  • taster: A taster session followed by a regular class was delivered.
  • afternoon: A similar pattern occurred in the afternoon session with 2 sets of lectures on-going simultaneously.
  • training: Training sessions are usually twice a week in the college gym.
  • coaching: Following our coaching sessions I am significantly further forward in the achievement of my goals.
  • drop-in: Newsletter Once a month, after each drop-in session, we will put a new newsletter online ( word documents ).
  • morning: An informal morning session will give students an opportunity to present their.. .