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Semester

Semester Meaning & Definition
Semester Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Semester?

[n] half a year; a period of 6 months
[n] one of two divisions of an academic year

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See Also | academic session | academic term | academic year | period | period of time | school term | school year | session | time period

Semester In Webster's Dictionary

\Se*mes"ter\, n. [G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month.] A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or uneversity which divides the year into two terms.

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