session
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session
a meeting; a period of time
Not to be confused with:
cession – act of ceding, as of territory
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ses·sion
(sĕsh′ən)n.
1.
a. 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.
2. The part of a year or of a day during which a school holds classes.
3. A period of time devoted to a specific activity: a recording session at a music studio; a login session that was disrupted by a power outage.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sessiō, sessiōn-, act of sitting, from sessus, past participle of sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
ses′sion·al adj.
ses′sion·al·ly adv.
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session
(ˈsɛʃən)n
1. (Law) the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business
2. (Law) a single continuous meeting of such a body
3. (Law) a series or period of such meetings
4. (Education) education
a. the time during which classes are held
b. a school or university term or year
5. (Protestantism) Presbyterian Church the judicial and administrative body presiding over a local congregation and consisting of the minister and elders
6. (Music, other) a meeting of a group of musicians to record in a studio
7. a meeting of a group of people to pursue an activity
8. any period devoted to an activity
9. (Law) See Court of Session
[C14: from Latin sessiō a sitting, from sedēre to sit]
ˈsessional adj
ˈsessionally adv
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ses•sion
(ˈsɛʃ ən)n.
1. the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
2. a single continuous meeting or series of meetings of persons so assembled.
3. the period or term of such meetings.
4. sessions, (in English law) the sittings or a sitting of justices in court, usu. to deal with minor offenses, grant licenses, etc.
5. a portion of the day or year into which instruction is organized at a school, college, or the like.
6. a period of time during which two or more persons meet to pursue a particular activity: a study session.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sessiō, Latin: sitting]
ses′sion•al, adj.
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Session
a group of judges, administrators, or other persons in session.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  session - a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic sitting - a session as of a legislature or court clinic - meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity closed session, executive session - a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public hearing - a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago" skull session - a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas special session - a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions tutorial - a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students |
| 2. |  session - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" summer school - an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study semester - one of two divisions of an academic year trimester - one of three divisions of an academic year quarter - one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" | |
| 3. | session - a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" class period, course session, recitation - a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study | |
| 4. |  session - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping - alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead table lifting, table tilting, table tipping, table turning - manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room" |
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session
noun
1. meeting, hearing, sitting, term, period, conference, congress, discussion, assembly, seminar, get-together (informal) an emergency session of parliament
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Translations
جَلْسَةجَلْسَهدَوْرَة جَلْساتسَنَةٌ دِراسِيَّه أو فَصْل دِراسي
zasedánípořadpředstavenísemestrškolní rok
=-mødemødesamlingsemestersession
istuntokokous
sesija
egyetemi harmadévtanévülésülésszak
formlegur fundurfundur; törnönn
会期
기간
semestrassesija
laiksperiodssēdesemestrissesija
školský rokzasadanie
passsession
ระยะเวลา
buổi
session
[ˈseʃən] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
session
[ˈsɛʃən] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
session
n
(= meeting) → Sitzung f; (Jur, Parl: = period) → Sitzungsperiode f; (Parl: = term of office) → Legislaturperiode f; to be in session → eine Sitzung abhalten; (Jur, Pol) → tagen; to go into secret session → eine Geheimsitzung abhalten; a session of talks/negotiations → Gespräche pl → /Verhandlungen pl ? quarter sessions, court
(with psychiatrist etc: = period devoted to activity) → Sitzung f; (= computer session) → (Arbeits)sitzung f; (at doctor’s, dentist’s) → Behandlung f; (= discussion, meeting) → Besprechung f; recording session → Aufnahme f; photo session → Fotosession f; we’re in for a long session → das wird lange dauern; I’ll have a cleaning session tomorrow (inf) → morgen werde ich mal ausgiebig putzen (inf)
(= academic year, Univ) → Studienjahr nt; (Sch) → Schuljahr nt; (= term) → Semester/Trimester nt; (esp Sch) → Halbjahr nt; (= division of course) → Stunde f, → Sitzung f (esp Univ); the afternoon sessions begin … → der Nachmittagsunterricht fängt … an
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session
[ˈsɛʃ/ən] na. (sitting) → seduta, sessione f; (meeting) → riunione f
to be in session (parliament, court) → essere in seduta
the court is now in session → l'udienza è aperta
I had a long session with her (talk) → ho avuto un lungo colloquio con lei (work) → ho avuto una lunga riunione di lavoro con lei
to be in session (parliament, court) → essere in seduta
the court is now in session → l'udienza è aperta
I had a long session with her (talk) → ho avuto un lungo colloquio con lei (work) → ho avuto una lunga riunione di lavoro con lei
b. (esp Am, Scot) (Scol, Univ) (year) → anno scolastico (or accademico); (term) → trimestre m or quadrimestre m
the new parliamentary session begins in October → l'attività parlamentare riprenderà a ottobre
the new parliamentary session begins in October → l'attività parlamentare riprenderà a ottobre
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
session
(ˈseʃən) noun1. a meeting, or period for meetings, of a court, council, parliament etc. The judge will give his summing up at tomorrow's court session.
2. a period of time spent on a particular activity. a filming session.
3. a university or school year or one part of this. the summer session.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
session
→ جَلْسَة zasedání samling Sitzung συνεδρία sesión istunto session sesija seduta 会期 기간 sessie samling sesja sessão заседание pass ระยะเวลา oturum buổi 会议Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
session
n. sesión.
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