26984 words

sitting

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
a period when a meal is served in a place like a hotel:

Examples:

When the hotel is full, dinner is served in two sittings.
2
a period spent by a model who is being painted, photographed, etc.:

Examples:

The portrait was finished after only three sittings.
3
a meeting of a committee, court, etc.
4
existing or continuing at the present time:

Examples:

a sitting Member of Parliament
5
a limited period of time during which you sit and do a particular activity:

Examples:

I read the book in one sitting.
It took several sittings for the artist to paint her portrait.

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