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sittings

The correct spelling is sittings.

How to pronounce sittings

noun

Say it like: Sit-tin-gs

The correct spelling is sittings. A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. For example: "Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal."

Usage Examples

Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.

we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
  2. 2.A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
  3. 3.The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
  4. 4.A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").
  5. 5.The incubation of eggs by a bird.

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