sittings
sittings is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sittings is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsittings
- A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
Example: "Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal."
- A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
- The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
- A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").
- The incubation of eggs by a bird.
- A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
Example: "we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs"
- Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
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