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intersession

intersession

7.4
A short time between regular sessions for special meetings or classes
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈsɛʃən/
translation icon : intersección
  • Kids in College is a campus-based, year-round school intersession enrichment program conducted in partnership with a local middle school.
  • intersession reliability
  • intra- and intersession
  • intersession differences

Examples

  • Fully 63% of the students attended a special session (summer school or intersession) while enrolled at the university.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We travel to England and Scotland in mid-May during the intersession period immediately after the spring semester and before summer school.

    Academic text (2010)
  • When I am on vacation, I sometimes teach "summer school," which allows me to group the intersession orchestra students with the others who are still on track.

    Academic text (1990)
  • As a result, the shift was not completed until the winter intersession of 2009-10, at which time two empty ranges, consisting of twenty-one double-sided shelving units, remained to house the current periodicals.

    Academic text (2012)
  • During the intersession, students can take extra classes to improve their grades.

  • The school organized workshops and meetings during the intersession to engage students in learning.

  • Many universities offer additional courses in the intersession between regular semesters.

Synonyms

interim
vsintersession
31 5.4

The time between one event and the next

is a short specific session between regular sessions for special purposes
to recess
vsintersession
  • Formal
15 4.8

To stop a meeting, court, or session for a short time

is a planned short session between regular sessions, not a temporary suspension

How Long

hiatus
34 6.3
intersession
7.4
break
1.0
pause
192 1.0

Surface Forms

intersession singular
intersessions plural

Morphology

intersession = session (transparent) = inter + session

Meaning is directly 'between sessions' formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' plus the noun 'session', so learners who know those parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Intersession comes from the parts inter- 'between' and session 'meeting'. It names a short meeting or period that happens 'between' regular sessions, so an intersession is used for special classes, talks, or urgent business.