session

sostantivo

1. 1

   A period of time devoted to a particular activity.

   counseling session

   a training session

   jam session

   "Are we having a recording session?" / "Yes. We've even got some session musicians to provide some brass."

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Any of the three scheduled two-hour playing sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from tea to the close of play.

5. 5

   obsoletoThe act of sitting, or the state of being seated.

   So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.

   But Vivien, gathering somewhat of his mood, / And hearing 'harlot' mutter'd twice or thrice, / Leapt from her session on his lap, and stood, / Stiff as a viper frozen; […]

6. 6

   An academic term; semester; school year.

7. 7

   An extended period of drinking, typically consuming beer with low alcohol content.

8. 8

   The ruling body of a congregation, consisting of the pastor and elders.

9. 9

   Variante di jam sessionEllipsis of jam session, used in isolate particularly for folk music.

verbo

1. 1

   To hold or participate in a jam session with other musicians.

   “I downloaded a clip from a drummer, who I now realize is Bernard Purdie, who has sessioned on all kinds of records,” he said.

Forme

plurale

sessions

passato

sessioned

participio passato

sessioned

participio presente

sessioning

3ª persona singolare

sessions