session
session, sitting
noun seh-SYOHN Rare
Origin: Latin sessio (a sitting), from sedere (to sit)
Also means
academic term, period
Usage Note
Session is used in parliamentary, academic, judicial, and digital contexts: une session parlementaire, une session d'examens, une session de jeu. The French university calendar divides the year into sessions of exams. In computing, fermer la session means 'to log out'.
Examples
"La session du parlement reprend en septembre."
Natural Translation
The parliamentary session resumes in September.

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