session

Noun
  1. A meeting for execution of a group's functions (synset 107160216)
    "it was the opening session of the legislature"
    is a type of: conference, group discussion - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
    subtypes:
    • 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
  2. The time during which a school holds classes (synset 115250045)
    "they had to shorten the school term"
    is a type of: term - a limited period of time
    subtypes:
    • 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
    is a part of: academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
    same as: academic session, academic term, school term
  3. A meeting devoted to a particular activity (synset 101234656)
    "a filming session"; "a gossip session"
    is a type of: coming together, congress, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose
    subtypes: class period, course session, recitation - a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
  4. A meeting of spiritualists (synset 108434877)
    "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
    is a type of: get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering
    has:
    same as: seance, sitting

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