| a. | 1. | Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits. | |||
| n. | 1. | The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat. | |||
| 2. | A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; | ||||
| 3. | The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc. | ||||
| 4. | The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; | ||||
| 5. | The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc. | ||||
| 6. | A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
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| Noun | 1. | sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"Synonyms: posing |
| 2. | sitting - the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting" | |
| 3. | sitting - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" | |
| 4. | sitting - a session as of a legislature or court | |
| Adj. | 1. | sitting - (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated" Synonyms: seated |
| 2. | sitting - not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target" |
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