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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpecial Session
/ˈspɛʃ.əl ˈsɛʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A meeting or assembly convened for a specific purpose, often outside of the regular schedule.
"The committee held a special session to address urgent issues." - 2
In legislative contexts, a session called to discuss particular matters that require immediate attention.
"The governor called a special session to tackle the budget crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'special session' combines 'special', derived from the Latin 'specialis', meaning particular or individual, and 'session', from the Latin 'sessio', meaning a sitting or meeting. Historically, the phrase has evolved to denote a specific meeting or assembly convened for a particular purpose, often in legislative or academic contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Special Session" is said worldwide
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session spéciale
Transliteration: sɛs.jɔ̃ spɛ.sjal
"Le comité a tenu une session spéciale pour discuter des problèmes urgents."
Sondersitzung
Transliteration: ˈzɔndɐˌzɪtsʊŋ
"Der Ausschuss hielt eine Sondersitzung ab, um dringende Fragen zu klären."
sessione speciale
Transliteration: seˈssjone speˈtʃale
"Il comitato ha tenuto una sessione speciale per affrontare questioni urgenti."
sesión especial
Transliteration: seˈsjon espeˈθjal
"El comité celebró una sesión especial para abordar problemas urgentes."
sessão especial
Transliteration: seˈsɐ̃w̃ es.peˈsi.aɫ
"O comitê realizou uma sessão especial para discutir questões urgentes."
विशेष सत्र
Transliteration: viśeṣ satra
"समिति ने तात्कालिक मुद्दों पर चर्चा करने के लिए विशेष सत्र आयोजित किया।"
特别会议
Transliteration: tèbié huìyì
"委员会召开了特别会议以解决紧急问题。"
특별 회의
Transliteration: teugbyeol hoeui
"위원회는 긴급 문제를 논의하기 위해 특별 회의를 열었습니다."
特別セッション
Transliteration: tokubetsu sesshon
"委員会は緊急の問題を議論するために特別セッションを開催しました。"
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