session (ˈsɛʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business
- a single continuous meeting of such a body
- a series or period of such meetings
- education
- the time during which classes are held
- a school or university term or year
- Presbyterian Church the judicial and administrative body presiding over a local congregation and consisting of the minister and elders
- a meeting of a group of musicians to record in a studio
- a meeting of a group of people to pursue an activity
- any period devoted to an activity
- See Court of Session
Alternative Forms
ˈsessional adjective ˈsessionally adverbWord Origin
C14: from Latin sessiō a sitting, from sedēre to sitTranslations
- British English:
session
A session is a meeting or series of meetings of a court, parliament, or other official group....an emergency session of the UN Security Council.ˈsɛʃən NOUN ...an emergency session of the UN Security Council.
- Spanish:
sesión
nf
- French:
session
nf
- German:
Sitzung
nf
- Chinese: 会议 n
- Arabic: جَلْسَة n
- Portuguese: sessão nf
- Russian: заседание nnt
- Croatian: sesija nf
- Czech: relace nf
- Danish: samling nutr
- Dutch: sessie nf
- Finnish: istunto n
- Greek: συνεδρία nf
- Italian: seduta nf
- Japanese: 会期 n
- Korean: 기간 n
- Norwegian: samling nm
- Polish: sesja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: sessão nf
- European Spanish:
sesión
nf
- Swedish: pass nnt
- Thai: ระยะเวลา n
- Turkish: seans n
- Vietnamese: buổi n
Usage examples
Optimistic at yesterday's radio session , the American Bruce Schwab doesn't seem to have got himself out of the woods of New Zealand yet.
Yachting Boating World (2005)Speaking in Brussels after the Convention's third session , Mr MacSharry poured scorn on advocates of "grandiose" agendas for change.
Irish Times (2002)The Footsie retreated from the seven-week closing high of the previous session in slim trading of 1.3 billion shares.
Glasgow Herald (2001)For each 10-minute session you do of each activity per week, put a mark in the appropriate column.
, BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)