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[ si-mes-ter ] / sɪˈmɛs tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR semester ON THESAURUS.COM
noun(in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks. (in German universities) a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess. Origin of semester1820–30; <German <Latin sēmē(n)stris of six months duration <*sex-mēnstris, equivalent to sexsix + mēns(is) month + -tris adj. suffix (perhaps representing an earlier *mens(i)-teros) OTHER WORDS FROM semesterse·mes·tral, se·mes·tri·al [si-mes-tree-uhl], /sɪˈmɛs tri əl/, adjectiveWords nearby semestersememe, semen, Semënov, semenuria, Semeru, semester, semester hour, Semey, semi, semi-abstract, semiamateur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for semesterI had been studying abroad in London, and came back to finish the semester at Tufts. Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST The trick, in any case, was repeated semester after semester. Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to his suit, Carleton would rotate four new boys into his home every semester. Headmasters Behaving Badly|Emily Shire|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST During his spring semester at Duke University, senior Lewis McLeod was expelled for committing a sexual assault. The College Bro’s Burden: Consent and Assault Cast a Shadow on Sexy Times|Amy Zimmerman|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The exposure my client would have had in criminal court doesn't compare to a second semester senior getting expelled. Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST The opening of the second semester of the college year found Instructor Brenton busy with his classes. The Brentons|Anna Chapin Ray "We'll leave everything as it is until the end of this semester," continued the President. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed There's plenty of engineers, and more being graduated every semester. Waste Not, Want|Dave Dryfoos In Wilbur, Washington, a scheme providing for a credit report for the semester is in successful operation. School Credit for Home Work|Lewis Raymond Alderman The students of the present semester number fifteen hundred. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror|Richard Linthicum
British Dictionary definitions for semester
noun(in some universities) either of two divisions of the academic year, ranging from 15 to 18 weeks (in German universities) a session of six months Derived forms of semestersemestral, adjectiveWord Origin for semesterC19: via German from Latin sēmestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis a month Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to semestercourse, quarter, session, period |