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Session vs Discussion - What's the difference?

session | discussion |

As nouns the difference between session and discussion

is that session is a period devoted to a particular activity while discussion is conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

session

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A period devoted to a particular activity.
    • a training session
    "Are we having a recording session'''?" / "Yes. We've even got some '''session musicians to provide some brass."
  • *
  • A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business.
    • This court is now in session .
  • (computing) The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.
    • Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session .
  • (cricket) Any of the three scheduled two hour playing sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from tea to the close of play.
  • (obsolete) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
  • * Hooker
    • So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.
  • * Tennyson
    • But Vivien, gathering somewhat of his mood, / Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.

    Derived terms

    * bull session * session ale, session beer, session bitter * sessionless

    Anagrams

    * ----

    discussion

    English

    (wikipedia discussion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
    • There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
    This topic is not open to discussion .
  • Text giving further detail on a subject.
    • Under each heading, you will find a discussion section.

    Related terms

    * discuss