session
session definition
ses·sion (ses̸h′ən)
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
Etymology: ME < L sessio < sedere, to sit
Related Forms:
- sessional ses′·sional adjective
session Idioms
in session
officially meeting; assembled
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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