session
- 1) noun, the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business
- 2) noun, a single continuous meeting of such a body
- 3) noun, a series or period of such meetings
- 4) noun, education a) the time during which classes are held b) a school or university term or year
- 5) noun, Presbyterian Church the judicial and administrative body presiding over a local congregation and consisting of the minister and elders
- 6) noun, a meeting of a group of musicians to record in a studio
- 7) noun, a meeting of a group of people to pursue an activity
- 8) noun, any period devoted to an activity
Etymology
C14: from Latin sessiō a sitting, from sedēre to sit
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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meeting, hearing, sitting, term, period, conference, congress, discussion, assembly, seminar, get-together (informal)