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sittings

/ˈsɪtɪŋz/

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noun

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Examples :

"Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal."

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A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.

Examples :

""Mrs. Davis complained that the church sittings she had reserved for her family were too close to the aisle." "

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noun

The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.

Examples :

"The court only hears cases during its regular sittings, from September to June each year. "

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noun

A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").

Examples :

"The committee held three sittings last week to discuss the new school budget. "

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The incubation of eggs by a bird.

Examples :

"The hen patiently remained on her nest, focused on the long sittings required to hatch her eggs. "

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A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

Examples :

"we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs"

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Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.

Examples :

""The artist needed several long sittings with the model to complete the portrait." "

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