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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•mes•ter /sɪˈmɛstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Educationan academic session that is half of the academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- Education(in German universities) a session, lasting about six months.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•mes•ter (si mes′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Education(in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- Education(in German universities) a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess.
- *sex-mēnstris, equivalent. to sex six + mēns(is) month + -tris adjective, adjectival suffix (perh. representing an earlier *mens(i)-teros)
- Latin sēmē(n)stris of six months duration
- German
- 1820–30;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: semester /sɪˈmɛstə/ n - (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
Etymology: 19th Century: via German from Latin sēmestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis a month |