academic term

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academic term - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" academic session, school term, session academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" summer school - an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study semester - one of two divisions of an academic year trimester - one of three divisions of an academic year quarter - one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"