sessional
adjective, noun
sessional is spelled S-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sessional means “Pertaining to a period, often an academic term or a sitting of a legislative body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sessional?
| Letters | 9: S-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sessional?
Sessional appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sessional
- sessionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sessional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a period, often an academic term or a sitting of a legislative body.
CUPE 3902 is a labour union local representing sessional lecturers and teaching assistants (TAs) at the University of Toronto, Canada.
noun
- 1
An instructor hired by a college or universities on a temporary basis.
The sessionals’ Agreement was ratified on 1 April, 2005.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sessional come from?
From session + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).