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Session means the period of time during which a school holds classes. If you drive past a school that is in session, you should slow down or you risk getting a very expensive speeding ticket.

The noun session also means a meeting of a board or committee to conduct business. The school board, for example, may hold a special session to discuss budget issues. Session can also refer to a gathering of spiritualists at a séance or a meeting with a psychic. You might have a session with a medium who claims she's delivering a message to you from your great-great-grandmother.

DEFINITIONS OF: session

n a meeting for execution of a group's functions

“it was the opening session of the legislature”

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a session as of a legislature or court; clinic
meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity; closed session, executive session
a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public; hearing
a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; skull session
a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas; special session
a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions; tutorial
a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students; reading clinic
a clinic for people with reading disabilities; basketball clinic
a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction; baseball clinic
a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; hockey clinic
a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction; confirmation hearing
a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president

Type of:: conference, group discussion
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

n the time during which a school holds classes

Synonyms:: academic session, academic term, school term

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an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study; semester
one of two divisions of an academic year; trimester
one of three divisions of an academic year; quarter
one of four periods into which the school year is divided

Type of:: term
a limited period of time

n a meeting devoted to a particular activity

“a filming session”

“a gossip session”

Types:: class period, course session, recitation
a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study

Type of:: coming together, meeting
the social act of assembling for some common purpose

n a meeting of spiritualists

Synonyms:: seance, sitting

Type of:: get together, meeting
a small informal social gathering

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