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SESSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A meeting devoted to a particular activity
Example:
a gossip session
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("session" is a kind of...):
coming together; congress; meeting (the social act of assembling for some common purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "session"):
class period; course session; recitation (a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A meeting for execution of a group's functions
Example:
it was the opening session of the legislature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("session" is a kind of...):
conference; group discussion (a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "session"):
sitting (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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A meeting of spiritualists
Example:
the seance was held in the medium's parlor
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("session" is a kind of...):
get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)
Meronyms (parts of "session"):
spirit rapping; table rapping; table tapping (alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead)
table lifting; table tilting; table tipping; table turning (manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The time during which a school holds classes
Example:
they had to shorten the school term
Synonyms:
academic session; academic term; school term; session
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("session" is a kind of...):
term (a limited period of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "session"):
summer school (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)
Holonyms ("session" is a part of...):
academic year; school year (the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying)
Context examples:
In the trained rats, the learning task increased the cross-talk between those areas, and a second training session boosted it even more, further suggesting that such communication is important for the creation and storage of memories.
(Study shows how memories ripple through the brain, National Institutes of Health)
While the fear response was 60 percent lower in those who had doxycycline in the first session, the researchers also found that other cognitive measures - such as sensory memory and attention - were not affected.
(Antibiotics Could Prevent, Cure PTSD, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It seemed as if Mr Shepherd, in this anxiety to bespeak Sir Walter's good will towards a naval officer as tenant, had been gifted with foresight; for the very first application for the house was from an Admiral Croft, with whom he shortly afterwards fell into company in attending the quarter sessions at Taunton; and indeed, he had received a hint of the Admiral from a London correspondent.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
One joyful night, therefore, I noted down the music of the parliamentary bagpipes for the last time, and I have never heard it since; though I still recognize the old drone in the newspapers, without any substantial variation (except, perhaps, that there is more of it), all the livelong session.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The participants’ hand strength improved over the course of a single session.
(Spinal cord stimulation helps paralyzed people move hands, NIH)
In the study, 47 people walked on a treadmill at a brisk pace for 20 minutes, and had blood samples taken before and after this exercise session.
(Just 20 Minutes of Walking May Reduce Inflammation in Your Body, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
When the session with the guinea pigs began, however, skin conductance levels among the children with ASDs dropped significantly.
(Animals’ presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism, NIH)
On the other hand, the interaction I see that you might have with medical personnel could have to do with your participation in several physical therapy sessions.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
With additional sessions, the force they could generate gradually increased.
(Spinal cord stimulation helps paralyzed people move hands, NIH)
