session

Universal Words noun 1 a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity: a photo / recording / training session * The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions. * She has a weekly session at the health club on Saturdays. * Two soccer fans plunged to their deaths after a heavy drinking session. seealsoJAMSESSION 2 a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court of law, a parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held: a session of the UN General Assembly * The court is now in session. * The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present). * an emergency session of Congress * the current parliamentary session seealsoQUARTERSESSIONS 3 (ScotE) a school or university year