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session

noun

Simple meaning

A meeting devoted to a particular activity.

Pronunciation

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sehshuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsɛʃən

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A meeting devoted to a particular activity

  2. A period of time devoted to a particular activity.

  3. A meeting of spiritualists

  4. An official meeting or term of a council, court, or other body to conduct its business; e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislature (that together comprise the legislative term), whose individual meetings are also called sessions.

  5. computing

    The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A meeting devoted to a particular activity

Used this way, session is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use session

  • “It was the opening session of the legislature.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Meeting / period

training session

Sequence

joint session

Three

session laws

Other combinations

special sessionsummer sessionfirst sessionsecond sessionlast session

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • session cookienounCompound term

    A cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when you close the link.

  • executive sessionnounCompound term

    A session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public.

  • jam sessionnounCompound term

    An impromptu jazz concert.

  • practice sessionnounCompound term

    Systematic training by multiple repetitions.

  • quarter sessionsnounCompound term

    A local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions.

  • rap sessionnounCompound term

    Conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported.

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Synonyms

Sense: meeting devoted to a particular activity

sitting

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