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Session vs. Cession
Session
/ˈseʃən/Examples:
In eight days' time, the sessions commenced.Medical treatment for him consisted of a weekly moxibustion session.I got a recording session tomorrow.
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This word has no antonymsCession
Examples:
The cession of land was finalized after lengthy negotiations.After the treaty, a cession of territory was required by both nations.The government agreed to the cession of rights in the disputed area.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Session deals with meetings or events, while cession pertains to giving up rights.
- Remember that session has an S, like in seminar, which often takes place in sessions.
- Think of cession as cease - you are ceasing to have control over something.
- A session is an active event; cession ends something.
- Session sounds like discuss, which happens during a meeting or event.
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