What does semester mean?
Definitions for semester
sɪˈmɛs tərsemester
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word semester.
Princeton's WordNet
semester(noun)
one of two divisions of an academic year
semester(noun)
half a year; a period of 6 months
Wiktionary
semester(Noun)
Half of a school year or academic year such as fall or spring semester.
I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.
Etymology: from German Semester, from Modern Latin semestris (from sex six + mensis month).
Webster Dictionary
Semester(noun)
a period of six months; especially, a term in a college or uneversity which divides the year into two terms
Etymology: [G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Semester
sē-mes′tėr, n. one of the half-year courses in German universities.—adj. Semes′tral. [L. semestris—sex, six, mensis, a month.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of semester in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of semester in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of semester in a Sentence
The current semester will be our last, and the class of 2015 will be our final graduating class.
I'd like to earn my bachelor's as quickly as possible so I can begin to work full time as a certified teacher and continue on to a master's program, i do not want to postpone a semester but because of the shutdown, I have very little other options.
Each student will receive an individual grade based upon work completed during the semester, the university is listening to concerns about this issue from students and faculty and will address them according to our policies.
Losing three students in one semester is beyond description, how do you look into the faces of the parents of these kids ?
Education Minister Malakai Tabar:
The overwhelming majority of students simply want to go to class, sit their exams and proceed to the next semester.
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- فصل دراسي, فصل أكاديمي, نصف سنةArabic
- semestrCzech
- semesterDanish
- Halbjahr, SemesterGerman
- semestreSpanish
- نیمسال تحصیلی, ترمPersian
- lukukausiFinnish
- semestreFrench
- félév, szemeszterHungarian
- կիսամյակArmenian
- semestreItalian
- 学期Japanese
- 반기, 學期, 학기Korean
- semesterDutch
- semestrPolish
- semestrePortuguese
- semestruRomanian
- семестр, полугодиеRussian
- polugodišteSerbo-Croatian
- terminSwedish
- సెమిస్టర్Telugu
- ภาคเรียนThai
- sáu tháng, học kỳ, 學期Vietnamese
- 学期Chinese
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