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 Definitions of Semester  [ɪˈmɛs tər]  

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Definition of 'Semester' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) semester
an academic session constituting half of the academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.

2.  semester
(in German universities) a session, lasting about six months.

Etymology:  (1820–30; < G < L sēmē(n)stris of six months duration <*sex-mēnstris <sexsix+mēns(is) month)

Definition of 'Semester' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) semester
one of two divisions of an academic year

2. (noun) semester
half a year; a period of 6 months


Definition of 'Semester' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) semester
one of the parts a college or school year is split into
Next semester I'm taking Biology.


Definition of 'Semester' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Semester
a period of six months; especially, a term in a college or uneversity which divides the year into two terms



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