Complete Definition of "sitting"

English

rank|cast|speaking|circumstances|786|sitting|Christ|begin|wait

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sitting.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪtɪ�|-ɪtɪ�

Noun
en-noun

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

#:Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.
#:The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.

  1. a legislative session
  2. the act (of a bird) of incubating eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird

Translations
trans-top|a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose
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Kurdish: KUchar|دا��شت�
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trans-top|a legislative session
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trans-top|the act (of a bird) of incubating eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird
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Verb form
sitting

  1. present participle of|sit

Adjective
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  1. executed from a sitting position
  2. occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent

Derived terms
sitting duck
sitting tenant

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