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session
noun
a
period
of
time
set
aside
for
a
particular
activity
such
as
learning
,
training
,
or
working
•
The
coach
scheduled
an
extra
session
for
the
team
on
Saturday
morning
.
The
coach
scheduled
an
extra
session
for
the
team
on
Saturday
morning
.
•
After
dinner
,
Mia
began
a
short
study
session
to
review
her
notes
for
the
exam
.
After
dinner
,
Mia
began
a
short
study
session
to
review
her
notes
for
the
exam
.
From
Latin
sessiō
‘
a
sitting
’,
from
sedēre
‘
to
sit
’.
noun
an
official
meeting
of
a
court
,
parliament
,
or
other
formal
body
•
Parliament
will
open
its
new
session
next
week
.
Parliament
will
open
its
new
session
next
week
.
•
The
judge
declared
a
brief
recess
during
the
afternoon
court
session
.
The
judge
declared
a
brief
recess
during
the
afternoon
court
session
.
Same
root
as
Sense
1
,
extended
to
formal
gatherings
where
members
‘
sit
’
together
.
noun
the
period
during
which
a
user
stays
connected
to
a
computer
system
or
website
•
For
security
,
the
banking
app
ends
your
session
after
ten
minutes
of
inactivity
.
For
security
,
the
banking
app
ends
your
session
after
ten
minutes
of
inactivity
.
•
Cookies
help
websites
remember
a
user
’
s
session
data
.
Cookies
help
websites
remember
a
user
’
s
session
data
.
Adopted
by
computer
science
in
the
1960s
,
using
the
idea
of
a
limited
‘
sitting
’
of
interaction
between
person
and
machine
.
noun
a
block
of
time
when
musicians
record
or
rehearse
together
in
a
studio
•
The
band
booked
an
evening
session
to
record
their
new
single
.
The
band
booked
an
evening
session
to
record
their
new
single
.
•
During
the
drum
session
,
the
producer
asked
for
a
tighter
rhythm
.
During
the
drum
session
,
the
producer
asked
for
a
tighter
rhythm
.
Extended
from
Sense
1
in
the
20th
century
to
describe
time
blocks
in
music
production
.
possession
noun
an
object
or
group
of
objects
that
someone
owns
•
After
the
yard
sale
,
Emma
donated
the
unsold
possessions
to
charity
.
After
the
yard
sale
,
Emma
donated
the
unsold
possessions
to
charity
.
•
Travelling
light
,
he
carried
all
his
possessions
in
one
backpack
.
Travelling
light
,
he
carried
all
his
possessions
in
one
backpack
.
noun
-
possession
the
state
of
having
or
owning
something
•
The
couple
will
take possession
of
their
new
apartment
on
Friday
.
The
couple
will
take possession
of
their
new
apartment
on
Friday
.
•
Drivers
must
keep
their
license
in
their
possession
at
all
times
.
Drivers
must
keep
their
license
in
their
possession
at
all
times
.
noun
-
possession
control
of
the
ball
,
puck
,
or
similar
object
during
a
game
•
The
midfielder
maintained
possession
and
passed
to
a
teammate
.
The
midfielder
maintained
possession
and
passed
to
a
teammate
.
•
Spain
dominated
the
match
with
seventy
percent
possession
.
Spain
dominated
the
match
with
seventy
percent
possession
.
noun
-
possession
the
criminal
offense
of
having
illegal
drugs
,
weapons
,
or
other
banned
items
•
He
was
arrested
for
drug
possession
.
He
was
arrested
for
drug
possession
.
•
The
court
found
her
guilty
of
firearm
possession
without
a
license
.
The
court
found
her
guilty
of
firearm
possession
without
a
license
.
noun
-
possession
the
state
of
being
controlled
by
an
evil
spirit
or
supernatural
force
•
In
the
legend
,
a
priest
battles
demonic
possession
in
a
remote
village
.
In
the
legend
,
a
priest
battles
demonic
possession
in
a
remote
village
.
•
Villagers
believed
her
strange
screams
were
caused
by
spirit
possession
.
Villagers
believed
her
strange
screams
were
caused
by
spirit
possession
.