1. meeting: a meeting of an official body, especially a court or legislature
2. period of meeting: a period during which an official body meets or does business
3. series of meetings: a series of meetings of an official body
4. teaching period: the time of year or the time of day during which a school or university holds classes
5. period of doing something: a period of time during which people are involved in an activity together
6. period of playing music: a period during which musicians play together, especially in a recording studio
7. governing body of Presbyterian congregation: the governing body of a Presbyterian congregation, consisting of the minister and elders
plural noun ses·sions
Definition:
law sittings of English justice of peace: in England, the sittings of a justice of the peace in court
adjective
Definition:
1. relating to freelance musician: relating to or being a musician paid to play or sing on recordings in a studio but not a permanent member of a band
2. relating to freelance music: relating to playing or singing done by a session musician
[14th century. Via French< Latin session- "a sitting" < sess- (see sessile)]
ses·sion·al adjective
Word History
The Latin word sedere "to sit," from which session is derived, is also the source of English assess, assiduous, assize, hostage, insidious, obsess, reside, seance, sedentary, sediment, sessile, size1, subsidy, and supersede.
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