"sittings" in the noun sense
1. sitting, posing
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"
2. sitting
the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
"he read the mystery at one sitting"
3. seance, sitting, session
a meeting of spiritualists
"the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
4. sitting
a session as of a legislature or court
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