session

Examples

• All

• Children attended either the Spring 1993, Spring 1994, or Summer 1994 session of the preschool program.

  Academic text (1999)

• Well, school has been in session now for three weeks and it's been going really well.

• We actually had our second class session today which went quite well.

• Welcome to the third session of Talking about Teaching.

• All right, so Friday we have a problem review session for the final in class.

• Not only do we hold those class sessions, we record them.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Parents were invited to in-school educational sessions designed to support the curriculum activities.

  Academic text (2011)

• After breakfast, attendees divide into two groups for the morning session: newly hired paraprofessionals and returning paraprofessionals.

  Academic text (2011)

• The school will extend the session to include additional workshops in the summer.

• During the math session, the teacher explained complex algebraic concepts.

Synonyms

S

school term

vssession

1 1.0

A period when a school has regular classes

is the general name for any period when classes meet

A

academic session

vssession

3.5

The period when classes are held at a school or university

is any period when classes are held outside the school year too

A

academic term

vssession

2.7

A period when a school or university holds classes

applies to any institution's class period not only higher education

S

schooltime

vssession

1.2

The time of day when a school has classes and students learn

covers longer class periods across days or terms not only daily hours

Antonyms

B

break

∞ 1.0

A short rest from work or activity

Compounds

S

special session

16 3.5

A meeting held in addition to regular meetings to deal with urgent or important matters

J

jam session

• Informal

9 3.9

A meeting of musicians who make up music and play together without planning

C

closed session

• Formal

8 5.5

A part of a meeting that is not open to the public

P

practice session

7 2.9

A set time to repeat an activity like music or sports to get better at a skill

B

brainstorming session

5 3.4

A meeting where people share many new ideas without judging them

E

executive session

• Formal

4 7.6

A private meeting of a board or committee to discuss confidential matters

B

bull session

• Informal

1 7.9

A casual group conversation without a set topic

R

rap session

• Informal

1 7.7

An informal meeting where people openly share feelings and ideas

R

rap session

• Informal

1 7.0

An informal musical gathering where rappers perform and freestyle over beats

S

session cookie

• Texting

1 4.9

A small temporary browser file deleted when you close the browser that keeps you logged in

S

skull session

• Jargon

1 7.5

A short informal meeting for a group to discuss ideas and make plans

C

course session

2.5

A scheduled class that is part of a course

C

crit session

• Jargon

7.5

A meeting where people give feedback on creative work like art or design

A

academic session

3.5

The period when classes are held at a school or university

K

kiki session

• UK

9.9

An informal meeting of friends to talk, laugh, and relax together

S

struggle session

9.5

A meeting where people talk about problems and criticize work to make it better

How Long

academic year

11 2.3

semester

283 1.5

session

104 2.2

class

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology