SESSION


Meaning of SESSION in English

I. ˈse-shən noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin session-, sessio, literally, act of sitting, from sedēre to sit — more at sit

Date: 14th century

1. : a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business

morning session

2. plural

a.

(1) : a sitting of English justices of peace in execution of the powers conferred by their commissions

(2) : an English court holding such sessions

b. : any of various courts similar to the English sessions

3. : the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the prorogation or final adjournment

4. : the ruling body of a Presbyterian congregation consisting of the elders in active service

5. : the period during the year or day in which a school conducts classes

6. : a meeting or period devoted to a particular activity

a recording session

• ses·sion·al ˈsesh-nəl, ˈse-shə-n ə l adjective

II. adjective

Date: 1958

: employed to perform at recording sessions

a session drummer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.