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semester
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun semester has 2 senses
- semester(n = noun.time) - one of two divisions of an academic year; is a part of academic year, school year
- semester(n = noun.time) - half a year; a period of 6 months; is a kind of period, period of time, time period
is a kind of academic session, academic term, school term, session
Derived form adjective semestral1
Derived forms adjective semestral1, adjective semestrial1
CIDE DICTIONARY
semester, n. [G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month.].
A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or university which divides the year into two terms. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
semester, n. a half-year course or term in (esp. German and US) universities.
Etymology
G f. L semestris six-monthly f. sex six + mensis month
THESAURUS
semester
abundant year, academic year, annum, bissextile year, calendar month, calendar year, century, common year, day, decade, decennary, decennium, defective year, fiscal year, fortnight, hour, leap year, lunar month, lunar year, lunation, luster, lustrum, man-hour, microsecond, millennium, millisecond, minute, moment, month, moon, quarter, quinquennium, regular year, second, session, sidereal year, solar year, sun, term, trimester, twelvemonth, week, weekday, year
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