se·mes·ter (s -m s tr)n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s  mstris, (cursus) smnstris, (course) of six months : s-, six (from sex; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots) + mnsis, month; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
semester
Noun
either of two divisions of the academic year [Latin semestris half-yearly]
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| Noun | 1. | semester - one of two divisions of an academic year academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying academic session, academic term, school term, session - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" |
| 2. | semester - half a year; a period of 6 months period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
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