session
noun [C or U] (COLLEGE PERIOD) /ˈseʃ.ən/ US or Scottish EnglishDefinition
› at a college, any of the periods of time that a teaching year or day is divided into, or the teaching year itself: The session begins on 1 October . Access is restricted when school is in session.University and college education
(Definition of session noun (COLLEGE PERIOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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