Definition of session Session

/sɛˈʃʌn/ - [seshun] - ses•sion

We found 15 definitions of session from 7 different sources.

What does session mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: sessions
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 the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
		clinic a healthcare facility for outpatient care
		closed session, executive session a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public
		hearing (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
		skull session teaching strategy to an athletic team
		special session a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions
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"
session - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
		school term, academic term, academic session
		term any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
		academic year, school year the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
		summer school an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study
		semester half a year; a period of 6 months
		trimester one of three divisions of an academic year
session - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
		seance, sitting
		get together, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
		spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead

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Wiktionary

session (Noun)
A period devoted to a particular activity.
session (Noun)
A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business.
session (Noun)
The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is log logged in or connected.
session (Noun)
Any of the three scheduled two hour playing sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from tea to the close of play.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

session (n.)
The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
session (n.)
The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for the transaction of business.
session (n.)
Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

session
Any period devoted to an activity.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

session
sesh′un, n. the sitting of a court or public body: the time it sits: the period of time between the meeting and prorogation of Parliament: the act of sitting, esp. the enthronement of Christ at the right hand of God the Father: (Scot.) the lowest Presbyterian church court, the kirk-session.—adj. Ses′sional, pertaining or belonging to a session or sessions.—n. Ses′sion-clerk, the official who officially records the transactions of a kirk-session.—Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland. [Fr.,—L. sessio, sessionis—sedēre, sessum, to sit.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

session
The actual sitting of a court, council, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a body for the transaction of business. Hence, also the time, period, or term during which a court, council, and the like, meet daily for business; or the space of time between the first meeting and prorogation or adjournment.

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session, noun, singular of sessions.

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