Added 9 October 2026
session
/ˈsɛ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: sessiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about session at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A period of time devoted to a particular activity.
counseling session
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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.
This court is now in session.
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The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.
Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session.
verb
- To hold or participate in a jam session with other musicians.
Origin
From Middle English session, from Old French session, from Latin sessiō (“a sitting”), from sedeō (“sit”).
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