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# a session

phrase (noun: a session, sessions)

«a session» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (UK and Ireland slang) a long time spent drinking alcohol with friends.
2. (literal) a period of time spent doing one activity: a training session, a therapy session.

### In the lessons

In UK and Irish slang «going on a session» means a long drinking bout; teens and adults; chat. The literal sense is common everywhere, also at school.

### Examples

- They went on a session after the match.
- Big session last night — I'm wrecked.
- We have a swimming session on Tuesdays.
- The first session of the course starts at nine.
- She sees a counsellor once a week for a session.
- Gossip: «He's been on a session since Friday.»

### Note

As slang it stands for «drinking spree». In school and sport it means «a period of an activity». In maths, «3 sessions of 45 minutes» = 135 minutes.