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sitting

sit·ting [ sítting ]


noun  (plural sit·tings)
Definition:
 
1. turn to eat: a period when a meal is served in a place where there is insufficient room for everyone to eat at the same time
The first sitting is at 12 o'clock.

2. period of being seated: a period of being seated while engaged in an activity
read the book in three sittings

3. session of public body: a meeting or session of an official body such as a legislature or court

4. time for posing: a period of time during which somebody is posing for a portrait

5. set of eggs: a clutch of eggs under a brooding bird

6. incubation of eggs: the period of time during which a hen sits on eggs to hatch them



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. seated: seated or for being seated
a sitting area

2. done seated: done or performed while seated
prescribed some simple sitting exercises

3. in office: holding office at the present time
a sitting judge


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