Sittine vs Sitting - What's the difference?
sittine | sitting |
(zoology, dated) Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
* 1846 , William MacGillivray, British Ornithology (page 216)
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
A legislative session.
The act (of a bird) of incubating eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird.
Executed from a sitting position.
Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.
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As adjectives the difference between sittine and sitting
is that sittine is (zoology|dated) of or relating to the family sittidae, or nuthatches while sitting is executed from a sitting position.As a noun sitting is
a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.As a verb sitting is
.sittine
English
Adjective
(-)- SITTINE BIRDS, OR NUTHATCHES. Birds of small size, having the body short and compact,
sitting
English
Noun
(en noun)- Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.
- The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* sitting prettyAdjective
(-)Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.