Semester

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  • noun. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A period or term of six months; specifically, one of the half-year courses in German and many other Continental universities, and hence in some colleges in the United States: as, the summer and winter semesters.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or university which divides the year into two terms.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as fall or spring semester.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. half a year; a period of 6 months
  • noun. one of two divisions of an academic year
    • Word Usage
    "I have a lot of work instead of an impossible amount of work now, and on the upside my class this semester is awesome."
    cross-reference
    term  trimester  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    academic session  academic term  period  period of time  school term  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chester  Esther  Hester  Kester  Leicester  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    b.c  bc  bhumi  commandment  consulship  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abundant year  academic year  annum  bissextile year  calendar month  
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